“Once Lhotse has been jumped [from the exit point ... On his jumps in the Alps, Howell flew with the rope and climbing gear on his back, but here, he wants to fly as light as possible.

Climbing guide Jon Gupta ... their alternative route to the Lhotse ridge and also carry plenty of oxygen. The greater support will allow Howell to carry the gear for both a wingsuit flight and ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face ... achievement in climbing this ...

At the end of December a Japanese expedition led by Osamu Tanabe managed to climb the south Fasce of Lhotse (8516m) in winter, but turned back 40m short of the summit. Planetmountain.com is a site ...

The first phase included Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu ... On his favorite/essential gear for climbing: “You definitely need a really decent bomb-proof ...

sharing the highly ambitious goal of completing the coveted Everest - Lhotse traverse without supplementary oxygen: 41-year-old Romanian Horia Colibasanu and 53-year-old Slovak Peter Hamor who hope to ...

Guide Jon Gupta on the Lhotse Ridge. Photo: Jon Gupta Climbing guide Jon Gupta will again ... The greater support will allow Howell to carry the gear for both a wingsuit flight and for a more ...