Until a few years ago, winter mountaineering was the sole domain of the toughest of extreme professional climbers. But now commercial expedition organizers are starting to get in on the act.
Constant snow falling on Manaslu has pushed everyone away. "[In the] last week we had almost three metres of snow, so we decided to get everyone down to Samagaon, all the Sherpas, all the climbers, the whole group," Simone Moro reported on.
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German alpinist Jost Kobusch has returned to the Khumbu region to become the first person to reach the world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest, via a new route in the dead of winter without using supplementa. German alpinist begins rare winter ascent of Everest | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE
Kathmandu, Dec 17 (EFE).- German alpinist Jost Kobusch has returned to the Khumbu region to become the first person to reach the world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest, via a new route in the dead of winter without using supplemental oxygen. The 29-year-old climber plans to use a new southwest ridge route in the solo ascent. …