Three people in front of him headed diagonally up a route ... style (except for using fixed ropes). In addition to Lhotse-Everest, he has summited all five 8,000’ers in Pakistan.

Next, with Siddhi Tamang of Himalayan Guides in front, they will head up to Camp 2, common to Everest and Lhotse. There they will rest and then advance straight to Lhotse’s Camp 4. That lies ...

We know of only two so far: Two-time Piolet d'Or winner Valery Babanov will attempt Everest without supplementary O2, and Marcin Miotk will try Lhotse in the same style. Babanov has "only" climbed ...

but Everest is 700m higher," Andrews said. So, he has trained harder than ever and planned for some strategic changes. Andrews training last fall, with the south face of Lhotse in front of him.

Kicking steps, while lodging one's front points into the hard blue ice ... this rock-strewn wind-swept saddle between Everest and Lhotse lies at 26,000 feet. Col is a Welsh word for saddle ...

Interview with British mountaineer Jon Griffith on expedition in Nepal where Sherpa Tenji will attempt the famous Everest - Lhotse traverse without supplementary oxygen. Griffith is coordinating the ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face ... 8,000 feet of Everest—the first ...

During this spring season Sherpa Tenji will attempt the famous Everest - Lhotse traverse without supplementary oxygen in memory of Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck Planetmountain.com is a site about ...

The infamous 'Yeti scalp' at Khumjung Monastery 1) Everest, Cho Oyu, Lhotse and Makalu are all giants ... force his brow of long hair to fall in front of his eyes, blocking his view and allowing ...