Project Possible: SUCCESS on Shishapangma for #14!!!
Demonstrating incredible determination and physical strength, Nirmal Purja completed his summits of the 14 peaks over 8,000-meters in 189 da...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Project Possible Update: Shishapangma Summit Bid Underway
Nirmal Purja and the team are fighting high winds and tough route finding as they make their way towards the summit of Shishapangma. They we...
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HIMALI: A Gear Company with Great Ideas and Products
How often does a new company enter the highly competitive market for quality outdoor jackets and clothing … and succeed? Well, Boulder, Colo...
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Project Possible Update: Shishapangma Summit Schedule Set
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, might be a history-making day in the world of mountaineering given that Nirmal Purja and the team have now establ...
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Nirmal Purja Arrives at Shishapangma in Bad Weather
Nirmal Purja and the team have arrived at Shishapangma’s Base Camp. They are experiencing difficult weather at the moment putting at risk h...
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
Nirmal Purja Travels to Shishapangma for Number 14
Its official, Nirmal Purja has a permit to climb Shishapangma to achieve his self-imposed timetable of November 23 to summit all 14 of the 8...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Carlos, 80, Ends Dhaulagiri Attempt; Season Wrap-Up
Looking to summit all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks, Carlos Soria Fontán has only Dhaulagiri and Shishapangma remaining, but Dhaul is proving ...
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Monday, October 7, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Last Climbers Abandon Everest
Nims confirmed his last climb of his Project Possible and the remaining teams on Everest leave due to the end of the season and serac danger...
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Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Determined Climbers Not Giving Up
Looks like everyone is off Cho Oyu by the Chinese imposed October 1 deadline. Almost everyone is finished with Manaslu and the Dhaulagiri cl...
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Sunday, October 6, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: New Everest Serac Picture
Well, the autumn Himalaya season seems to have a second breath on Manaslu. Disaster nearly avoided on Dhaulagiri climbers and a new picture ...
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Friday, October 4, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Dhaulagiri Summits!
Extremely determined Dhaulagiri climbers made the summit this morning. No movement on Everest and climbs have ended on Manaslu, Cho Oyu. Dha...
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Thursday, October 3, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Determined Climbers Not Giving Up
Looks like everyone is off Cho Oyu by the Chinese imposed October 1 deadline. Almost everyone is finished with Manaslu and the Dhaulagiri cl...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: China Issues Shishapangma Permit to Nims
Multiple media outlets are reporting that China has agreed to give Nirmal Purja a permit to climb Shishapangma to achieve his self-imposed t...
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Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Last Cho Oyu Summits as China Closes Tibet to Foreigners
With the autumn Himalaya climbing season winding down many are following 80-year-old Carlos Soria Fontán on Dhaulagiri, and Kilian Jornet on...
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Monday, September 30, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Another Team Abandons Autumn Everest
With little hope of the house sized serac teetering above the Khumbu Icefall of releasing anytime soon, another team gave up on their summit...
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Everest In the Balance
The rare autumn Everest attempt hangs on the balance of a huge serac that could fall onto the Khumbu Icefall any day now. Also, a death on M...
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Friday, September 27, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Nims gets Manaslu, Will China Approve Shishapangma?
More summits on Manaslu taking the total to well over 200, but crowds seem to be a problem this year. Nims summited getting his 13th and is ...
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Manaslu Summit Mass!
Manaslu has taken center stage with over 150 summits while climbers are on hold on Dhaulagiri waiting for good weather and Everest waiting f...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Summit Week!
With the route open on both Cho Oyu and Manaslu, the summitters are starting to pile up! Probably over 100 summits on Wednesday, September 2...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Everest Update
Climbers are on the move across the Himalaya hoping to summit in a few days. Everest is the exception with another team leaving and now only...
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