The Sherpa rope-fixing team summited Cho Oyu today. Clients will follow soon. Unlike Shisha Pangma, where different teams are following different strategies, the expeditions on Cho Oyu are all ...

Phoning back to Aspen after another ski descent from the death zone, Mike Marolt was succinct with his remarks.”Everybody’s slammed, tired and dehydrated,” he uttered, “but we’re working on all that, ...

In the world of 8,000-meter peak mountaineering, Adrian Ballinger just set what’s possibly the most insane speed record ever In the world of 8,000-meter peak mountaineering, Adrian Ballinger just set ...

Members of a Chinese expedition team set up an automatic weather station on Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known ...

After weeks of battling brutal windstorms, climbing ice cliffs and scaling vertical rock, John and Ryan Dahlem slowly make their way along the summit plateau. They can see the final summit ahead. But ...

Alpinists Ueli Steck and Don Bowie of the Himalaya Speed project have summited the world's sixth-highest peak, according to Bowie's ground team. Bowie reported in a satellite phone dispatch that he ...

The Himalaya, the highest mountain range in the world, was formed 50 million years ago. The brilliant peaks stretch across five countries: Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan. The range is home ...

On 02/10/2005 Cesare Cesa Bianchi reached the summit of Cho Oyo (8201m), together with Ang Phurba Sherpa. Summit success for Cesare Cesa Bianchi, one of the most famous Italian mountain guides, who on ...

Red, green and yellow Buddhist prayer flags sway gently during the puja ceremony on Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain. It’s a light moment with a serious mission. John and Ryan Dahlem, a ...

A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday to carry out scientific research on the world's sixth-highest ...