It is a goal for trekkers and for some Annapurna climbers who use it for acclimatization. The most intriguing entry lists a permit for a single climber to 6,433m Sharphu IV, located northwest of ...

Race against the storm: SA climbers make early push for Annapurna summit / Hot 102.7FM Summit bids have begun in earnest on Annapurna. Annapurna I is the 10th highest mountain in the world ...

The spring climbing season in the Himalayas has endured a difficult start. The early season features Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world, standing 8,091 meters (26,545 feet ...

On June 03, 2025, it will be 75 years since the first successful ascent of Annapurna – the first 8000er ever to be summited by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. Herzog describes the moment he ...

According to record-holding climber Mingma G, they will attempt to reach the summit of Mt Annapurna I (8091m) this week as a team of Sherpa climbers from Imagine Nepal Treks already opened a ...

Warren Eva holds the SA flag atop the Annapurna. Benoni alpinist Warren Eva cemented his place as one of the world’s elite mountaineers when he became the first South African to summit the ...