Earlier this week, we examined the pioneering 1979 ascent of Everest’s West Ridge Direct route. In 1984, a team that included Bulgarian alpinist Hristo Prodanov completed the only repeat of this ...

Jost Kobusch has already met his expedition goal on his first push up the mountain. Last night, his tracker put him at 7,488m, roughly the highest point ever reached on Everest's West Ridge in winter.

On 27 December 2024 German alpinist Jost Kobusch, currently attempting his extremely ambitious project of climbing the West Ridge of Everest solo and in winter without O2, reached the unprecedented ...

The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the date that Jost Kobusch, of Germany, began his winter assault on Mt. Everest’s ...

With the Solstice on December 21st, the official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas, and Jost Kobusch began his winter assault on Mt. Everest’s difficult Lho La Route. Kris Annapurna ...

Everest, the west ridge by Thomas F. Hornbein. Photos. from the American Mount Everest Expedition and by its leader, Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Introd. by William E. Siri. Edited by David Brower ...

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