Sommet de l'Everest à 8849 mètres
11 July 2024 Latest news, Mountaineering, Himalayas, Fourteen 8000ers
Everest 2024 season in review
Everest, the roof of the world at 8849 meters, remains the dream of many a mountaineer, despite the criticism of its organization, which increases every year. The last few seasons have seen some serious changes in the number and value of climbers visiting the mountain. In this article, we look back at the recently concluded Spring 2024 season, during which, for the first time since 2019, the Tibetan North Face was also accessible. Weather windows, summit push, number of permits and percentage of summiters on the Nepalese and Tibetan sides, highlights... Everything worth remembering about this 2024 Everest mountaineering season.
L'expédition au Karakoram de 1954
21 June 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
K2 : the wild mountain
Ever since the first climbers set eyes on the towering summit of K2, the mountain has fascinated. Firstly by its shape, an almost perfect pyramid, two Matterhorns piled one on top of the other. Then for its difficulties: verticality reigns supreme. Only the best can aspire to its ascent. Here's a selection of some of the bravest climbs.
Le plateau supérieur du Broad Peak. Au centre, le Windy Gap, à droite le sommet © Fritz Wintersteller
25 May 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
1957: the Austrians pioneer the alpine style on Broad Peak (8,047 m)
By the end of 1956, ten of the fourteen 8,000+ summits had been climbed by himalayists. Three had succumbed to the brilliance of Austrian mountaineers. Forerunners of the alpine-style expeditions to come, four Austrian mountaineers, including Hermann Buhl, achieved a feat that went almost unnoticed at the time. Without a base camp, without high-altitude Sherpas, without oxygen, they offered themselves a fine piece of bravery. A look back at this little-known expedition.
Vallée du Khumbu © David Ducoin
03 May 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Testimonials, Fourteen 8000ers, Seven Summits
Ascent of Everest South Face (Nepal): the expedition's team of Sherpas
In the spring of 2021, Expeditions Unlimited is organising an ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) via the South Face, on the Nepal side. François Trouillet, one of the participants, gives us a poignant first-hand account of the main stages of this expedition. In this post, François describes the team of Sherpas accompanying us on this expedition.
Camp de base de l'Everest (5 365 m) versant népalais © François Trouillet
02 May 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Testimonials, Fourteen 8000ers, Seven Summits
Climbing Everest South Face (Nepal): life at base camp
In the spring of 2021, Expeditions Unlimited is organising an ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) via the South Face, on the Nepal side. François Trouillet, one of the participants, gives us a poignant first-hand account of the main stages of this expedition. In this article, François describes life at the Everest base camp, with all the teams and the Covid atmosphere of 2021.
Traversée de l'icefall pendant l'ascension de l'Everest
02 May 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Testimonials, Fourteen 8000ers, Seven Summits
Climbing Everest South Face (Nepal): Icefall traverse
In the spring of 2021, Expeditions Unlimited is organising an ascent of Mount Everest (8,848 m) via the South Face, on the Nepal side. François Trouillet, one of the participants, gives us a poignant first-hand account of the main stages of this expedition. In this post, François recounts his emotional discovery of the icefall on the Khumbu glacier between the base camp and camp 1: the famous Icefall.
L'Everest, toit du monde
29 April 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers, Seven Summits
The conquest of Everest: 50 years to reach the roof of the world - Part 1
June 11, 1938. Eric Shipton, Bill Tillman and Peter Lloyd descend from Camp VI to an altitude of 8,300 meters. The seventh attempt to climb Everest, via the North Face, fails again. Expeditions Unlimited looks back on this fantastic adventure, which we will bring you in spring 2021.
Ascension du pic Lénine © Serge Bazin
26 April 2021 Mountaineering, Snow Leopard
Peak Lenin (7,134 m): at the heart of mountaineering history
Peak Lenin, 7,134 meters. THE seven-thousand-metre peak to climb if you want to get to grips with high altitude. Yes, but... After Aconcagua and its 6,962 meters, which is 38 meters short of entering the big league, and whose summit is not as easily conquered as you might think, you have to set off on the slopes of Peak Lenin to hope to break the symbolic seven-thousand-meter barrier.