The deaths of 11 climbers on Mount Everest this year has spurred the Nepalese government into action…sort of. Yes, Nepal’s Ministry of Tourism has released a 59-page report proposing changes to rules covering guiding and mountaineering on Mount Everest. But according to seminal climber and mountaineering expert Alan Arnette, much will remain the same, and...
The mountaineering world is presently holding its collective breath as British climber Tom Ballard is missing on Pakistan’s formidable and forbiddng Nanga Parbat, along with fellow climber Daniele Nardi. Attempting a winter summit of the ninth highest mountain in the world, their last ditch effort to summit may have met with bitter tragedy as they have not been...