Mount Everest: Indian climbers are banned by Nepal for ‘lying they had made it to the top’ 

Two Indian climbers have been banned from mountaineering in Nepal for six years for lying they had reached the summit of Mount Everest. An investigation found that Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami’s 2016 climb had been faked, after it was certified by the tourism department at the time. The pair, reportedly a couple … Read more

Hopes fade for three climbers missing on world’s second highest mountain K2

Hopes fade for three climbers missing on world’s second highest mountain K2 as search is halted One climber from Iceland, another from Chile and one from Pakistan are missing  Helicopters failed to locate the three climbers on the second day of searching  The son of one of the climbers said that the chances of survival … Read more

K2 conquered in winter for first time – by team of Nepalese climbers

Former Gurkha is among team of Nepalese climbers to make history as the first to conquer K2 in winter Ex-Gurkha and Special Boat Service soldier Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja was among them He and nine others reached the summit of the 28,251ft peak at midday UK time Took last few agonising steps together while singing Nepalese … Read more

Are we heading for a K2 calamity? 70 climbers are racing for the summit in winter

Posted on Instagram on Wednesday via satellite phone link, the message reads: ‘Bad weather . . . but satisfied we got our first acclimatisation round. All members spent two to three nights on the mountain and are now waiting for the next opportunity to go up.’ An attached clip of video shows a desolate vista … Read more

Climbers make their way across a narrow Alpine ridge at 11,800ft in France

Don’t look down! Dizzying 360 camera footage shows two climbers painstakingly making their way across a narrow Alpine ridge at 11,800ft Elin Skyttedal climbed Aiguilles d’Entrèves in the Mont Blanc massif in France Heart-stopping 360 footage shows the climb across the 11,800ft Alpine ridge Ms Skyttedal, from Stockholm, was accompanied by her partner for the … Read more

Moment scuffle breaks out on summit of Snowdon as two climbers confront each other

Moment scuffle breaks out on summit of Snowdon as two climbers confront each other in row over queue-jumping as huge crowds line up to have their photo taken Footage shows two men appearing to clash at summit of Snowdon, north Wales Fellow hikers can be heard chanting ‘join the queue, join the queue,’ before clash … Read more

Climbers ignore social distancing rules at the top of Ben Nevis

If you can’t socially distance on Ben Nevis where CAN you? Climbers ignore Covid rules as they press together in queue for selfie at the top of Britain’s highest peak Images from the summit of Ben Nevis show more than 50 people stood together  There appears to be little social distancing in place with hikers … Read more

Climbers ignore social distancing rules as they press together in queue at the top of Ben Nevis

The peak of stupidity! Climbers ignore social distancing rules as they press together in queue for selfie at the top of Ben Nevis Images from the summit of Ben Nevis show more than 50 people stood together  There appears to be little social distancing in place with hikers waiting for selfies  Photograph shared by Lisa … Read more

Climbers take their son, three, and daughter, seven, up 11,000ft Alp

A British seven-year-old has become the youngest person to reach the summit of an 11,000ft-tall mountain unaided after her daredevil family scaled the treacherous peak. Freya Houlding, seven, climbed Piz Badile – on the border of Switzerland and Italy – along with her mother Jessica, 41, and professional climber father Leo Houlding, 40, in just three … Read more

Climbers may have to pay £1 to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon – with funds going to facilities

Climbers may have to pay £1 to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon – with funds going to facilities for tourists Councillor Glyn Daniels says the fee would bring in an annual six-figure sum The levy will be imposed on those scaling the 3,560ft mountain by rail or on foot Wales’s highest peak Mount Snowdon attracts … Read more