Video: Reinhold Messner Visits Alex Txikon In Everest Base Camp

One of the major expeditions we followed closely last winter was Alex Txikon's attempt to summit Everest solo in winter. There are some...

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It's Official! Alex Txikon Heading Back To Everest This Winter

I posted a story speculating on his return to Everest this winter, it is now official. Spanish climber Alex Txikon is returning to the Bi...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Teams Reach Camp 1 On Everest And K2

Despite the fact that the winter climbing season is really just getting underway in the Himalaya and Karakoram, good progress is already b...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Camp 2 On Everest, Stalled Out On K2

The major mountaineering expeditions that we're following this winter seem to have updates on an almost daily basis at the moment. Tha...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Summit Schedule Set On Nanga Parbat, Success On Pumori

Once again the news from the winter climbing expedition continues to come fast and furiously. The weekend had plenty more information to s...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Camp 3 On Everest, K2 Team In Skardu

The tragic events on Nanga Parbat have dominated the mountaineering news cycle over the past few days, leaving most of us on the edge of ...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Everest Team Nears 8000 Meters, It's Over On Mt. Lucania

We've got more news today from the big winter expeditions that we've been following this year, some good, some not so good. And as...

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Winter Climbs 2018: Poles Reunited On K2

While most of us in the U.S. gathered around our television sets to watch the Big Game yesterday, the winter mountaineering expeditions th...

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