Top 25 Best Mountaineering Info, News and Resources

MOUNTAINEERING, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports in their own right. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering are also considered variants of mountaineering by some, but are part of a wide group of mountain sports.

Unlike most sports, mountaineering lacks widely applied formal rules, regulations, and governance; mountaineers adhere to a large variety of techniques and philosophies (including grading and guidebooks) when climbing mountains. Numerous local alpine clubs support mountaineers by hosting resources and social activities. A federation of alpine clubs, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), is the International Olympic Committee-recognized world organization for mountaineering and climbing. The consequences of mountaineering on the natural environment can be seen in terms of individual components of the environment (land relief, soil, vegetation, fauna, and landscape) and the location/zone of mountaineering activity (hiking, trekking, or climbing zone). Mountaineering impacts communities on economic, political, social and cultural levels, often leading to changes in people's worldviews influenced by globalization, specifically foreign cultures and lifestyles.

• 7 climbers dead after Nepal avalanche - "The Kathmandu Post reported that the group were preparing to climb the nearby Dolma Khang peak, which has an elevation of 6,332m (20,774ft). They had planned to climb the 5,630m Yalung Ri as part of their acclimatisation schedule."
• As Everest costs go up, Nepal just made it free to climb nearly 100 other mountains - "A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 - and that’s before you add in the price of airfare, gear and a guide. The government announced it’s opening up 97 peaks in Karnali and Sudurpaschim, two states in far western Nepal, to international climbers for free."
• Can Mount Everest really be climbed in a week? - "A commercial expedition is planning to take clients up the tallest mountain in the world in record time with the help of xenon gas. But some in the climbing and medical world worry whether the strategy is an unnecessary gamble."
• Drones can deliver supplies on Mount Everest this year & it may change climbing forever - "One challenge is money. Each drone costs $70,000, and that’s before they even begin operating."
• EIGHT-THOUSANDERS - the fourteen independent mountains on Earth that are more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) high above sea level.
• Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues - "At least one hiker has died and more than 200 are still stranded on Everest's eastern slopes in Tibet, an area popular with climbers and hikers, Chinese state media reported."
• Everest is too crowded - so we’re tackling the unconquered peaks - "Two French climbers are celebrating after making the first successful ascent of Jannu East, a mountain in one of the most remote parts of the Himalayas."
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• Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92 - "A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain."
• List of climbers & mountaineers - Wikipedia.
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• Mount Everest: China & Nepal agree on new, taller height - "Countries have decided it is 8,848.86m, which is higher than either’s previous measurements."
• Mount Everest to be declared off-limits to inexperienced climbers - The Guardian.
• MOUNT EVEREST: Dead bodies are left behind on Mount Everest - "Why are hundreds of climbers heading into the ‘death zone’ this spring?"
• MOUNT EVEREST: Human foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries - "A name label still stitched onto the woollen sock read 'A.C. Irvine,' revealing that it probably belonged to British climber Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine. Irvine’s disappearance on Everest in 1924, alongside his compatriot George Mallory, is one of mountaineering’s biggest mysteries - with a solution that has the potential to change history."
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• Nepal issues record number of permits to climb Mount Everest - "Nepal has issued permits for a record 463 climbers so far for this spring season’s expeditions to Mount Everest even as experts worry about dangerous overcrowding at the summit. Some 367 male and 96 female climbers from 65 countries have received permission so far to scale the tallest mountain in the world from Nepal’s side, Yubaraj Khatiwada, the director of Nepal’s Tourism Department, told CNN. American and Chinese mountaineers top the list."
• Nepal to restrict Everest permits to climbers who have scaled another 7,000+ meter Nepali mountain - "Nepal, which is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking and tourism for foreign exchange, has faced criticism for permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to ascend the 8,849-meter (29,032 ft) Everest peak."
• Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents - "Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions has triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbers."
• Polish Skier Climbs Everest & Skis Down Without Extra Oxygen - "Andrzej Bargiel, 37, became the first person to complete the feat. Bargiel, 37, summited the highest peak in the world, standing nearly 30,000 feet above sea level, around 3:15 p.m. on September 22, 2025."
• Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time - "Famed Sherpa guide Kami Rita reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 31st time Tuesday, breaking his own record for the most climbs to the top of the world’s highest mountain."
• The first men to conquer Everest's 'death zone' - "'This was a mountain that he had to climb': How Hillary and Tenzing survived the 'death zone' to conquer Everest. To reach Everest's summit Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had to climb sheer rock, while battling treacherous ice and a deadly lack of oxygen on the most dangerous part of the mountain. Having reached Everest's summit for the first time in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their victory with the BBC."
• They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous - "This month, the men - a pilot, a politician, a businessman and an entrepreneur - will attempt to summit Everest in seven days: they will fly from the UK to Kathmandu, where they will take a helicopter to base camp, and attempt to summit the mountain in a few days, before returning home in what would be a historic first. This, they hope, will be made possible by inhaling the noble gas xenon 10 days prior."
• What it's really like to be a Sherpa on Everest - "'It's terrifying': The Everest climbs putting Sherpas in danger. Long portrayed as 'superhuman' guides and porters, Sherpas face many dangers in the mountains and are beginning to tell their side of the story. Are there ways to make their work safer?"