Some alpinists scoffed at a German climber's quest to ascend Mount Everest in winter. Now he's closer than ever to reaching ...

Jost Kobusch just reached a milestone on an ambitious — and highly dangerous — project on the world’s highest mountain ... to ascend Everest in winter, when conditions make climbing near ...

German climber Jost Kobusch is attempting to become the first person to summit Mount Everest alone, in winter, without ...

It’s about that time of year when you might be thinking about your goals for the new year. Maybe you want to get more active ...

Take a quick tour of Rome’s Colosseum. Fly to Greece. Climb Mount Everest — heck, even all Seven Summits of the World. Soon, ...

Climbing Success on Mt. Everest The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the ...

That is enough to meet the needs of more than 300m people and more than triple the capacity of the Three Gorges dam, which is ...

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For comparison, over 800 climbers summit Everest every year. Thousands more trek to basecamp to provide support for climbing parties, make their own attempt on the mountain, or simply enjoy being ...

Locals say the connection will make the Everest region easily accessible and bring more economic opportunities.