After an unusually dry winter, Annapurna is a diamond-hard surface of rock and sheer ice, with almost no snow. For climbers, ...

A team of Sherpas has fixed ropes as far as Camp 2 on Annapurna. On Saturday, they begin work on the treacherous section ...

Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: for a start it was the first 8,000m peak to be summited. In 1970 two routes marked the beginning of a new era of Himalayan ...

After ascending the K2 in Pakistan, the world’s second highest peak, in 2022, Benoni alpinist Warren Eva and his friend, John Black, are gearing up to climb the Annapurna 1 in Nepal. The duo ...

John Black and Warren Eva at the summit of the K2 in 2022. After ascending the K2 in Pakistan, the world’s second highest peak, in 2022, Benoni alpinist Warren Eva and his friend, John Black ...