
Andrzej Bargiel Has Turned Back Before. This Time It Was Dhaulagiri.
The Polish ski mountaineer gave up his solo, no-oxygen summit push and ski descent after heavy snow, strong wind and rising avalanche danger.

The Polish ski mountaineer gave up his solo, no-oxygen summit push and ski descent after heavy snow, strong wind and rising avalanche danger.

Fewer than two dozen people are at Dhaulagiri Base Camp, waiting out a storm and looking to mid-to-late October.

Recent Update from Dhaulagiri: Makalu Lakpa’s Team Faces Setback Due to Weather Dhaulagiri, Nepal – May 8, 2025 The climbing team led by renowned mountaineer Makalu Lakpa has encountered a setback on Dhaulagiri at an altitude of approximately 7,250 meters.…

Few names aroused as much admiration and regard in Russia’s climbing community as Nadezhda “Nadya” Oleneva’s. A passionate climber whose journey began in the peaks of the Bezengi Caucasus during her college years, Oleneva would go on to become one…