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10/05/2019

Please, no!

Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanj...

29/03/2019

New Vinson 2 minute video with subtitles!
Check out http://7summitsclub.com/programs/all/object_7/ to join one of our upcoming Mount Vinson expeditions from December 2019 - January 2020. Or contact us here as 7summits and 7summits club organise these expeditions together.

There is an early booker's discount, but it might be gone soon as often in May all trips are already fully booked and there are simply no more spaces available on the famous Ilyushin plane that lands (with wheels, not skis!) on the blue Antarctic ice.

Now this great overview video has English subtitles! Enjoy this excellent video made during one of our recent Mount Vinson expeditions, led by the 7summits expert Alex Abramov. The climbing is hard and it can be very cold in Antarctica, but there is always a reason to smile and enjoy the fact that you are climbing the 7 summits!
Sharing is much appreciated!

29/03/2019

Facebook didn't approve an ad for the 7summits 7 Summits Club Everest Expedition, because "we don't allow the sale of alcohol"!
Seems that their Artificial Intelligence could use some oxygen as well.

28/02/2019

Last -minute Carstensz Pyramid with Heli support! 19th - 26th March!
Do you want to climb the real 7th summit? We have an opportunity in a few weeks time, please contact us if you are interested and we can add you to the guaranteed departure for $17k. Only one week in and out from Timika, 19th -26th March, guided by a 2-times 7 summiteer and 9-times Everest summiteer!

Comment below, PM or email [email protected] for all details.

18/12/2018

Another edition of Alan Arnette's incredible detailed overview of the costs and workings of an Everest climb.
Do you want the best and most comfortable climb possible, from Tibet, with 20 out of 22 clients summiting last year alongside the 6 Western Guides and the 33 Sherpa guides? PM us for options.

This is my sixth year to blog “How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest?” and I firmly believe we are about to see the biggest changes in Everest, inc. that we have seen since Nepal…

11/12/2018

Happy International Mountain day! Which one are you going to climb in 2019?

Everest from BaseCamp, Tibet, after snow

www.ExposedPlanet.com , (c) Harry Kikstra, all rights reserved

22/06/2018

Excellent 3 minute film about Brigitte Koch Muir, great climber and great person.

20/06/2018

Everest from space, with annotations from the great

The International Space Station crew is constantly taking photos of earth. I annotated this one of Everest. You can find more at the NASA website https://go.nasa.gov/2JRMrTe

20/06/2018

117 days for 7summits!

First he broke his neck. Then he climbed the Seven Summits faster than anyone before.

11/06/2018

Our main guide Bruce and the Tanzania National park have warned that there is excessive snowfall this spring/early summer. Due to melting and re-freezing the regular trails can be icy and very slippery and crampons are recommended and could be mandatory.

Meanwhile 7summits.com Expeditions still offers 2018 expeditions for 2017 prices! PM or check htttp://7summits.com/kilimanjaro/trips.php

06/11/2017

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was born in the shadow of Mt Everest. All she wanted was the chance to climb it. But Sherpa women climbing mountains was unheard of at the time.

Equipped with a climbing rope, an ice axe, and a relentless will to succeed, she broke through age-old cultural barriers to become the first female Sherpa to summit Everest. But things took a tragic turn on her descent.

Pasang became a hero in Nepal, but she did not live to share her story. We need YOU to help us tell it.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-glass-ceiling-documentary #/

One woman, one dream and an Everest climb that changed a nation | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

23/10/2017

And another speed record, for males this time!
We recommend to take at least one day for every hour this guy used to climb Kilimanjaro :)
http://7summits.com/kilimanjaro/trips.php for 2018 trips for 2017 prices!

Englishman and Montane athlete Jon Gupta has set a new world record for the fastest English speed ascent for Mount Kilimanjaro (measuring 5,895m).

23/10/2017

Incredible! For regular humans, check out http://7summits.com/kilimanjaro/trips.php! 2018 climbs now for 2017 prices!

Female ultra-distance runner and The North Face athlete, Fernanda Maciel, has broken the world record for the fastest female time up and down Mount Kilimanjaro, completing the feat in an incredible 10 hours and six minutes. Fernanda ran the Tanzanian route starting from Umbwe Gate and then down to t...

11/10/2017

Over 30 years ago, Dick Bass was the first one to finish one version of the 7 summits. His story and book inspired many people, have you read it?

Frank Wells and Dick Bass had a dream. It was as straightforward as it was difficult: climb the highest mountain on each of the world's seven continents. From Aconcagua in South America to Mount Everest in Asia, from Kilimanjaro in Africa to Vinson Massif in Antarctica, from Mount McKinley in No...

07/10/2017

What is your favorite Everest movie? Did you see this one?

Everest documents the deadly journey of two mountain climbing expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.

02/10/2017

If Kilimanjaro always has been your dream, here are some wise words.
See http://7summits.com/kilimanjaro/trips.php for the best service and lowest cost.

Climb that goddamn mountain!⠀
Tag a friend who'd appreciate this gentle prod...

28/09/2017

Because it's there.

RELATED COMICS: Into the Wild. An Educational Journey. No Regrets. The Man in the Arena. George Mallory (1886-1924) was an English mountaineer and could possibly have been the first man to reach the summit of Mt Everest, almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. During a 1924 expedit...

26/09/2017

I am giving away a free 7summits book! Either my Dutch 3x Everest book (Nat Geo edition) or an English 7summits pocket guide (Everest or Denali).
Please share this message including this text, like the page if you haven't done so already and enter to win!

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23/09/2017

Pretty sure it's still the tallest!

Nepal is remeasuring Mount Everest to settle a controversy over the height of the world's tallest peak.

19/06/2017

Sad news from Denali..
https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/2017/06/16/denali-climber-collapses-and-dies-during-descent/

The victim was descending with two other climbers along the mountain’s West Buttress route and suffered “unknown illness” early Friday, park officials said.

13/06/2017

Ascending Everest may be easier now that one of the most difficult features en route to the summit has crumbled, veteran mountaineers say.

28/05/2017

I am amazed he still has air enough to speak!

28/05/2017

Twice without oxygen!

[EXPEDITION UPDATE]

Kilian Jornet summited Mount Everest twice in a week without using supplemental oxygen. For this ascent, Kilian Jornet left on May 27th from Advanced Base Camp (6.500m) and it took him 17 hours to the summit in a very windy day. From there, he returned to the Advanced Base Camp where he is resting with Seb Montaz. More info soon.

Picture: Kilian back at the ABC

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Kilian Jornet repite cima en el Everest por segunda vez en una semana sin usar oxígeno artificial. Para este ascenso, Kilian Jornet salió el 27 de Mayo del Campo Base Avanzado (6.500m) e hizo cumbre en 17 horas en un día con mucho viento. Desde allí, volvió al Campo Base Avanzado donde está descansando con. Más información pronto.

Foto: Kilian de vuelta al Advanced Base Camp

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Kilian Jornet repeteix cim a l'Everest per segona vegada en una setmana sense oxigen artificial. Per a aquest ascens, Kilian Jornet va sortir el 27 de Maig del Camp Base Avançat (6.500m) i va fer cim en 17 hores en un dia amb molt de vent. Des d'allà, va tornar al Camp Base Avançat on està descansant amb Seb Momtaz. Més informació aviat.

Foto: Kilian de tornada a l'Advanced Base Camp

24/05/2017

Great observations by Alan Arnette about the newest danger on Everest.

4 found dead in tent at South Col - How many deaths will it take for real change on Everest?

24/05/2017

Tragedy on Everest. Always ventilate your sleeping quarter, whether at home or at 8000m...

At least four climbers including a woman mountaineer were found dead inside their tent at a high altitude camp on Mt Everest.

22/05/2017

Congratulations to Kilian Jornet!

[EXPEDITION UPDATE]
Kilian Jornet reached the summit of Everest at midnight of 21st to 22nd May (local time) in a single climb without the help of oxygen or fixed ropes.

He reached the summit via the north face of the world’s highest mountain (8,848m) following the traditional route. Kilian Jornet began the challenge at Everest Base Camp Base near the ancient Rombuk monastery (5,100m) on May 20 at 22h local time (+5:45 GMT).

At 12h15 local time of May 22nd he is back in the Advanced Base Camp (6,500m) where he confirmed summiting Everest at midnight, 26 hours after beginning the ascent.

38 hours after starting the temptative, he has arrived to the Advanced Base Camp of Everest, he explained: “Until I reached 7.700m I felt good and was going according to my planning, but there I started to feel stomachache, I guess due to an estomach virus. From there I have moved slowly and stopping every few steps to recover. However, I made it to the summit at midnight”.

Due to this indisposition, Kilian Jornet choses to conclude the attempt, and stay in the Advanced Base Camp and not returning to the Rongbuk as planned.

Once we have more information about the challenge, we will inform through the channels of Summits of My Life.
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Kilian Jornet ha hecho cumbre en el Everest, en la medianoche (hora local) del 21 al 22 de mayo. Para ello no ha utilizado ni oxígeno, ni cuerdas fijas y lo ha hecho de una sola tirada.
La cima la ha conseguido por la cara norte de la montaña más alta del mundo (8.848m) siguiendo la ruta tradicional. Kilian Jornet iniciaba el reto en el Campo Base del Everest, situado en el antiguo monasterio de Rombuk (5.100m) el 20 de mayo a las 22h hora local (+5:45 GMT).

A las 12h15 hora local del 22 de Mayo, estaba de vuelta en el Advanced Base Camp del Everest (6.500m) donde confirmaba la cima, conseguido a medianoche, 26 horas después de iniciar el ascenso.

38 horas después de comenzar el reto, y al llegar de vuelta al Advanced Base Camp explicaba: "Hasta 7.700m me he encontrado muy bien y avanzaba según el planning previsto, pero a partir de ese punto me he empezado a encontrar mal, supongo que por un virus estomacal. Desde allí he avanzado muy lentamente y tenía que ir parando cada poco para irme recuperando. Finalmente, he hecho cumbre a medianoche"

Debido a la indisposición, Jornet decide dar por terminada la tentativa en el Advanced Base Camp en lugar de bajar al Campo Base del Everest, situado en el antiguo monasterio de Rombuk como estaba previsto inicialmente.

Una vez se tenga más información sobre el reto, se informará a través de los canales de Summits of My Life.

21/05/2017

The Tibet side has some spare Steps if needed...

The world's highest mountain poses new hazards after the collapse of a key rocky outcrop.

15/05/2017

Want to be co-producer of the first Virtual Reality Everest film? Or get a poster or T-shirt? Check out this great Kickstarter campaign.

Join the first VR expedition up the perilous North Side and be a part of shaping the adventure.

13/05/2017

Mt. Everest. Experience a journey to the top of the world. For stock footage or expedition inquiries contact [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">http://[email protected] CINE Golden Eagle…