The Covid-19 outbreak at Mount Everest Base Camp has seen dozens of climbers evacuated from base camp, it has been claimed. It comes after the first known case of the virus was documented at the mountain’s base camp on April 15. The situation has apparently deteriorated, with reports that over 30 climbers have been forced … Read more
The Covid-19 outbreak at Mount Everest Base Camp has seen dozens of climbers evacuated from base camp, it has been claimed. It comes after the first known case of the virus was documented at the mountain’s base camp on April 15. The situation has apparently deteriorated, with reports that over 30 climbers have been forced … Read more
Hopes fade for three climbers missing on world’s second highest mountain K2 as search is halted One climber from Iceland, another from Chile and one from Pakistan are missing Helicopters failed to locate the three climbers on the second day of searching The son of one of the climbers said that the chances of survival … Read more
Former Gurkha is among team of Nepalese climbers to make history as the first to conquer K2 in winter Ex-Gurkha and Special Boat Service soldier Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja was among them He and nine others reached the summit of the 28,251ft peak at midday UK time Took last few agonising steps together while singing Nepalese … Read more
Don’t look down! Dizzying 360 camera footage shows two climbers painstakingly making their way across a narrow Alpine ridge at 11,800ft Elin Skyttedal climbed Aiguilles d’Entrèves in the Mont Blanc massif in France Heart-stopping 360 footage shows the climb across the 11,800ft Alpine ridge Ms Skyttedal, from Stockholm, was accompanied by her partner for the … Read more
If you can’t socially distance on Ben Nevis where CAN you? Climbers ignore Covid rules as they press together in queue for selfie at the top of Britain’s highest peak Images from the summit of Ben Nevis show more than 50 people stood together There appears to be little social distancing in place with hikers … Read more
A British seven-year-old has become the youngest person to reach the summit of an 11,000ft-tall mountain unaided after her daredevil family scaled the treacherous peak. Freya Houlding, seven, climbed Piz Badile – on the border of Switzerland and Italy – along with her mother Jessica, 41, and professional climber father Leo Houlding, 40, in just three … Read more
A British seven-year-old has become the youngest person to reach the summit of an 11,000ft-tall mountain unaided after her daredevil family scaled the treacherous peak. Freya Houlding, seven, climbed Piz Badile – on the border of Switzerland and Italy – along with her mother Jessica, 41, and professional climber father Leo Houlding, 40, in just three … Read more
Peak comfort: Climbers can now scale Mount Everest in luxury including gourmet meals, drinks at bars and glamping in tents – and even 5G reception at the summit Lukas Furtenbach is founder of upmarket climbing firm Furtenbach Adventures They provide wealthy climbers with tent which includes bed, electricity and wifi Other ‘lounge’ tents have bars, … Read more