Himalayas

Everest Blizzard: Hundreds Still Trapped as High-Altitude Rescue Continues

Everest Blizzard: Hundreds Still Trapped as High-Altitude Rescue Continues

A powerful storm has stranded hundreds of trekkers above 4,900 m on Everest, where heavy rain at lower levels turned to intense snowfall higher up. Camps have been buried, routes cut off and hypothermia risks mounting. Clearer weather from Monday 6 October offers a crucial break for rescue efforts.

First Full Ski Descent of World’s 9th Highest Peak

First Full Ski Descent of World’s 9th Highest Peak

One of the last of the world’s 14 8,000m peaks that hadn’t previously been skied top to bottom, now has been. 8,126m tall Nanga Parbat has been skied from its summit down to base camp at 4,600m, a vertical descent of over 3,500m.