As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

Jost Kobusch is safely back in Lobuche after surviving today's 7.1 earthquake. The quake caught him in his tent at Camp 1 on Everest, midway between the Khumbu Glacier and the Lho La. He called ...

High winds thwarted the Makalu climbers, who have now aborted their expedition. But they were the only winter 8,000m team to ...

Jost Kobusch, 32, aims to become the first person to climb the world’s tallest mountain in winter, alone and without supplemental oxygen. To prepare for his daunting task, Kobusch has been ...

On 27 December 2024 German alpinist Jost Kobusch, currently attempting his extremely ambitious project of climbing the West Ridge of Everest solo and in winter without O2, reached the unprecedented ...

German climber Jost Kobusch safely reached base camp at the foot of Mount Everest, relieved and feeling accomplished. The climber braved high winds, freezing conditions, low oxygen levels ...

The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the date that Jost Kobusch, of Germany, began his winter assault on Mt.