Txikon also summited Manaslu in January, 2023. Txikon returned to the Himalayas this winter for another attempt on Annapurna, after an acclimatization climb on Ama Dablam (22,349 ft.).

Climbing season has begun in the Himalayas - home to the world's 8,000 meter peaks. The action begins on Annapurna, as Sherpa teams prepare the route.

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A group of eight climbers went missing near the Nanda Devi East in May 2019 and this footage was recovered with their bodies ...

The climbing expedition teams seeking to summit Himalayan peaks this winter season are currently acclimatizing in the Khumbu Valley, with Ama Dablam (22,349 feet) serving as a warm-up peak for ...

The ‘second’ climbing season in the Himalayas is about to begin. The ‘first’ climbing season, which began in March and ended in June, is known as the pre-monsoon period.

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