Climbing, Expeditions

The Will to Climb

Ed Viesturs, America's best known high altitude climber, recounts his epic adventures on three separate expeditions to Nepal’s 26,545-foot Annapurna with a just-released book. Combining his own experiences with those from other landmark expeditions, Viesturs closely examines the deadly challenge of Annapurna.

2010 Everest Photo Gallery 1: The Khumbu Trek

GreatOutdoors.com Everest correspondent Dave Hahn shares his images from previous expeditions, here showing the trek through the Khumbu district of Nepal on the way to Everest base camp.

Everest 2010 Live On GreatOutdoors.com

Everest 2010 Live on GreatOutdoors.com: Climber and GreatOutdoors.com correspondent Dave Hahn will attempt his 12th successful summit of the world’s highest peak. Perhaps the most respected Everest guide working today, Dave will report in daily via satellite phone as he climbs the South Col Route. This year Dave is guiding Leif Whittaker, son of Jim Whittaker, who was the first American to climb Mount Everest back in 1963. That makes this year’s expedition an historical event as well as a mountaineering challenge, so don’t miss any of the exciting action this year as Dave Hahn reports daily on the climb.

Routes & Maps

Check out the long trail through the Khumbu Valley of Nepal the climbers will cover in about eight to 10 days, from Lukla to Namche Bazaar and Thyangboche, and finally to Everest Base Camp. And see the convoluted climbing route from Everest Base Camp, up through the Khumbu Icefall, through the Western Cwm and up the Lhotse Face to the South Col--where the journey for the summit really begins. 

Climber Dave Hahn: Fifteen Trips to Everest

GreatOutdoors.com Everest correspondent also happens to be the climber with more trips to the summit than any other non-Sherpa climber. Find out what makes Dave Hahn the premier Everest guide of his generation.

Team Roster

Meet the guides and climbers of the 2010 Rainier Mountaineering Inc Everest Expediton

New Images Transmitted from Everest for 2009

Check out the latest images of Ed Viesturs and his expedition team members sent via satellite from the mountain itself by the First Ascent Everest Expedition photographers.

Ed Viesturs Climbs Everest and the 8,000 meter Peaks

Take a look at images from Everest and the other 13 8,000 meter peaks as Ed Viesturs ponders his successful ascents of all of them in addition to six Everest summits

First Ascent Everest Expedition Climbing Team

This year GreatOutdoors.com Everest correspondent Ed Viesturs is attempting Mount Everest via the South Col route with a very strong First Ascent Everest Expedition.

Ed Viesturs: The Thinking Man's High Altitude Climber

With six ascents of Everest already under his belt, Ed Viesturs is once again attempting the highest mountain on Earth without oxygen. The first American mountaineer to reach the summit of all 14 of the world's highest peaks, without bottled oxygen, continues to be lured back to Everest.

Routes & Maps

Check out the long trail through the Khumbu Valley of Nepal the climbers will cover in about eight to 10 days, from Lukla to Namche Bazaar and Thyangboche, and finally to Everest Base Camp. And see the convoluted climbing route from Everest Base Camp, up through the Khumbu Icefall, through the Western Cwm and up the Lhotse Face to the South Col--where the journey for the summit really begins.

Live on GreatOutdoors.com: Ed Viesturs Returns to Everest

Ed Viesturs, the only U.S. climber to have climbed all fourteen of the world's 8,000 meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, is once again attempting Mount Everest. With six successful trips to the top of the world's highest peak already under his belt, Viesturs will attempt his seventh this year as he climbs with Dave Hahn and Peter Whittaker of the First Ascent team. Follow the action live on GreatOutdoors.com as Ed Viesturs calls in with daily dispatches.

Sherpa Poised to be First Atop Seven Summits

Lakpa Rita Sherpa, with eleven ascents of Mount Everest to his credit,  will become fthe first Sherpa climber ever to reach the top of the Seven Summits--the highest points on each continent--with an ascent this weekend of Kilimanjaro. Editor's Note: Lakpa successfully summitted Kilimanjaro, see latest details.

Dave Hahn Nominated for ESPY Award

GreatOutdoors.com Everest Correspondent Dave Hahn, who made an historic 10^th ascent of Mount Everest on May 25, has been nominated for the Best Outdoor Athlete of Year ESPY Award

Dave Hahn Reflects on his Tenth Everest Summit

The media have acclaimed GreatOutdoors.com Everest correspondent Dave Hahn for becoming the first non-Sherpa to reach the summit of Everest for the tenth time, but Hahn himself discounts that milestone, saying the real hero is Apa Sherpa, who now has 18 trips to the top. But in his gripping Everest 2008 wrap up, Hahn does say he is proud of the three day struggle to reach the summit last month. In his final piece of the season, Hahn describes in detail how he and client Nicky Messner and Sherpas Samduk Dorjee and Phinjo Dorjee aborted their first summit attempt, spent another night and day in the Death Zone at the South Col at 26,000 feet, and then, dodging rockfall, ultimately reached the summit and descended safely.

Ed Viesturs’ Final Baffin Island Dispatch

Viesturs Calls in Final Dispatch

Last Camp of the Trip on Baffin Island

Another High Wind Day

Grounded by Wind