which permits them to climb up the rope. The North Col (Col is a Welsh word, which means saddle) is the low point of one of the three great ridges that emanate from the summit of Mount Everest.

An unsupported attempt on Makalu and an 83-year-old on I are two of the more unusual Himalayan expeditions this spring.

K Expeditions will fix the ropes from Camp 2 to the summit of Everest. Owner Lakpa Sherpa spoke to ExplorersWeb about the ...

Rope skills ... least 3-4 liters of water daily, supplementing with electrolyte tablets or powders to replace lost salts and minerals during your training period. Climbing Mount Everest isn ...

Join an unforgettable excursion that brings together Nepal’s finest hiking routes and height ascents. Scale Island height, ...

The Mount Everest Season Begins The spring climbing season will begin in the next several weeks in the Himalayas – including teams headed to Mount Everest. The ...

We present several tidbits about the climb in honor of the 50th ... we couldn’t get to him. We cut the rope and had to leave him in the ice.” 4. After Breitenbach’s death, the expedition ...

From here, climbers have a stupendous view of the upper 8,000 feet of Everest ... a fixed rope up here to ascend the Hillary Step. We marvel at Hillary and Tenzing's achievement in climbing ...