Of the 514 people who summited Annapurna I by the end of 2024, only six did so in winter. Twenty-three expeditions have tried to ascend Annapurna I in the coldest season, including 19 without bottled ...

Annapurna is a dangerous and difficult climb, and the avalanche-prone Himalayan peak has a higher death rate than Everest - Copyright AFP/File PRAKASH MATHEMA ...

Elite mountaineer Alex Txikon from Lemoa (Basque Country) has climbed 11 of the 14 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. Txikon, embarking on his 11th winter expedition in the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A 3-D slideshow of award-winning photos of an ascent of Annapurna will be shown at noon Monday, ...

Nepal celebrated on Tuesday 75 years since the first ascent of Mount Annapurna, the 10th highest peak in the world, led by French climber Maurice Herzog. Herzog reached the 8,091-metre (26,545-foot) ...