Everest for the first time. Kris Annapurna wrote an Article for ExplorersWeb on the historic climbing figure. Lachenal was born on July 17, 1921, in southeastern France. His love of mountaineering ...

Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: ...

Two avalanches cascaded down Annapurna hitting an Italian mountaineer and five Sherpas, which ended their winter expedition.

Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: ...