The news is just in: at 14.00 (local time) Simone Moro and Denis Urubko reached the 8462m high summit of Makalu, carrying out the historic first winter ascent of the 5th highest mountain in the world.

As Nepal celebrated the third anniversary of the first winter ascent of K2, Manaslu and Annapurna climbers are going home.

Husband-and-wife mountaineering team Romano Benet and Nives Meroi were attempting a winter ascent of the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, when things went badly wrong. It was the first of ...

Given that no-one else summited Makalu that season, this was a magnificent effort ... In the spring of 1982 Alex MacIntyre made the historic first ascent of the south face of Xixabangma in ...

Climbing Season Climbing season in the Himalayas predominately takes place just twice per year when the Jetstream subsides above the Himala ...

The successful ascent of Everest without supplementary ... to reach the summit of Makalu (8481 m) without supplementary oxygen. A bicycle ergometer (which measures the amount of work done by ...

Climbing Everest is a life-changing experience, and choosing Makalu Adventure as your guiding company provides a unique set ...

Winter climbers have reached Base Camp on Manaslu and Makalu. Meanwhile, the Annapurna team is considering canceling their ...

At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world. Much is ...