December 1985: The Story of the Second Winter Ascent of Manaslu
The story of the second winter ascent of 8,163m Manaslu, by Noboru Yamada and Yasuhira Saito, in December 1985.
Billings Gazette10d
“You are stronger than you think": Gallatin High senior youngest American woman to summit Himalayan peak
It was so tiring, but when I got to the summit, I got a little teary-eyed, I kind of couldn’t believe I made it. It just felt ...
Sports Illustrated22d
Legendary Alpinist Plans First Alpine-Style Winter Ascent on Manaslu
Japanese climbers Yamada and Saito successfully made a winter ascent on Manaslu in 1985 but ... Then they launched a second summit push that succeeded on December 14. Alpine-style doesn’t ...
This teen became the youngest person to summit the world’s highest peaks. Now he wants others to follow in his footsteps
Nima Rinji Sherpa’s ears are still tinged black from wind chill, an occupational hazard of climbing to heights where humans ...
Listen Up: Nepali teen breaks record as youngest to scale world’s 14 tallest mountains
Practise your English with our short listening exercises: play the audio; answer the questions; and check the answers at the ...
Remembering a Dramatic and Selfless Rescue on Mt. Everest
In a time when climbers often choose their own ambitions over assisting others, I recall the heroic efforts of Simone Mora in ...
Sports Illustrated19d
Elite Trail Runner and Mountaineer Crushes Speed Record on Himalyan Peak
Beyond Manaslu, Andrews owns the summit speed records on Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua, among the others. Jerry Kobalenko reported in an article for ExplorersWeb that Anderews wants to be “the best ...
The Montana Standard9d
“You are stronger than you think": Gallatin High senior youngest American woman to summit Himalayan peak
That all changed Sept. 23 when the Gallatin High School senior reached the summit of 26,781-foot Mount Manaslu in the Nepalese Himalayas at 4:10 a.m. “It was so tiring, but when I got to the ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston15d
Youngest person to summit the world’s highest peaks wants others to follow in his footsteps
Sherpa became the first Nepali climber to summit all 14 without bottled oxygen ... to climb the world’s eighth-highest mountain, Manaslu, with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, in winter ...