Expedition

VI KFG - 6th Krakow Mountain Film Festival. The 6th edition of Cracow Mountain Festival is going to take place on the fifth of December. During the three days Cracow will be the centre of the great alpine world. The festival guest list includes the travellers, amazing photographers and it will be full of films, presentations, shows, sport competitions, music etc. In a word, a great mountain feast that you simply cannot miss. This year KFG is going to entertain foreign personages: a German... Read Full Story

(MountEverest.net/Madrid) With fall Himalayan climbing season virtually closed, expedition outfitters are fixing plans for next year. Rumors of further restrictions in Tibet are keeping most Everest expeditions with sights set on Nepal’s southern side. Mountain action is not completely over yet though, since some teams still hope for late-season ascents on Ama Dablam.  Everest 2009 outlook: Everybody going south “Everest from Tibet looks like being closed again in spring 2009 so we are... Read Full Story

(MountEverest.net/Madrid) “Leave the egos at home people, have fun and play safe. And, for future reference, when you decide to take down a fixed line, please be sure no one is rappelling on it!!!” Summit news is expected on Ama Dablam today; more climbers may follow within this week. One of the teams recently acclimatized on Island Peak – and came back with tales of reckless behaviour. Egos larger than experience on Island Peak  “The November Ama Dablam team summited Island Peak... Read Full Story

K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth (after Mount Everest). With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is part of the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan range, and is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, on the border[1] between Pakistan’s northern territories,[2] and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.[3] K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the fact that for every four people who reach the summit, one dies... Read Full Story

The jet stream moved in over Nepal Himalaya last week punishing lonely climbers scattered on difficult mountains. One by one, mountaineers were forced to abandon climbs on Everest, Annapurna - and also on Ama Dablam, struck by yet another serac fall. Vince and Marko still managed a new line on Makalu 2 and a very difficult ski attempt is just now ongoing on Kang. In other news; Everest update, accounts from K2, teacher forced to quit for wearing a pro-Tibet t-shirt, rogue waves, ocean... Read Full Story