Spanish Legend Carlos Soria Scales Manaslu at 86, Marks 50 Years Since His First Expedition. everesttoday.com/spanish-lege...

Born on this day, September 17, 1944 — Reinhold Messner, THE GREATEST! The first person ever to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders without using supplementary oxygen — and still here to share his legendary story. Wishing you a very happy birthday, Reinhold! 🙏 Photo © Roberto Carnevali.

On this day, 20 August in 1980, South Tyrolian (Italian) climber Reinhold Messner became the FIRST-EVER human to have climbed to the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) SOLO WITHOUT BOTTLED OXYGEN. Photo ©: Reinhold Messner Archives.

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On this day, 23.06.1986; 🇵🇱 Wanda Rutkiewicz became the first-ever woman to have climbed to the summit of Mt K2 (8611 m), the second-highest mountain in the world. Photo showing Wanda Rutkiewicz, with the background K2 summit. Courtesy: The Jerzy Kukuczka Archives.

Born on this day, 29.05.1914; Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, Nepali pioneer, who was one of the first two individuals (along with Edmund Hillary) to have reached the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86m) on 29 May 1953. buff.ly/2Wcmfc6

On this day, 16.05.1975; Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to have summited Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). Photo ©: Junko Tabei Archives.

First ascent on this day, 1955.05.15; Mt Makalu (8463 m) by Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray of a French party. Photo showing Jean Couzy on the summit of Makalu. ©: Lionel Terray.

JUST IN: Multiple summits reported on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) this morning.

On this day, 13.05.1995, British climber Alison Hargreaves became the first-ever woman to have reached the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) solo without bottled oxygen. buff.ly/2Gsclb0

Before setting out on Everest expedition in 1953, Tenzing Norgay sought the blessing of his mother, Kinzom, at Tengboche monastery. She wanted to be sure he was fit and well enough to go; having satisfied herself, she returned to her home. Photo Courtesy: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

On this day, 11.05.1961; Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa, Indian mountaineer who achieved the rare feat of participating first ascent of two 8000ers Makalu and Manaslu in 1955 and 1956, died while attempting to climb Langtang Lirung, aged 43.

“Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” ― Anatoli Boukreev Photo showing Anatoli Boukreev approaching the Hillary Step on this day 10.05.1996 fixing ropes to the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). ©: Neal Beidleman.

A somber moment as Edmund Hillary attends the funeral of his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay back in 1986. In these photos, we see Edmund Hillary paying his final respects to Tenzing Norgay, his friend and fellow mountaineer. ©: Ratna Das Pradhan/ Das Studios.

On this day, 1956.05.09; First ascent of Mt Manaslu (8163m) was achieved by 🇯🇵 Toshio Imanishi and 🇮🇳 Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa. Photo ©: Toshio Imanishi Archives.

Gone on this day, 09.05.1986; Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, Nepali pioneer, who was one of the first two individuals (along with Edmund Hillary) to have reached the summit of Mt #Everest on 29 May 1953, died, aged 71. buff.ly/2LHtmQW, buff.ly/3w69ZZy.

Lhotse records season's first summit as 8K team reaches near Everest top. More: tinyurl.com/5dwhhwt9

On this day in history, 1978.05.08; Austrian climber Peter Habeler and Italian Reinhold Messner successfully climbed Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) for the first time without using supplementary oxygen. A remarkable feat of human endurance! Video ©: Peter Habeler Archives.

This is Ang Rita Sherpa and Peter Jamieson on the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) OTD 07 May, 1983. This was Ang Rita's first of ten Everest Summits without using supplementary Oxygen. Ang Rita died on Sept 21, 2020, aged 72. Photo Courtesy: Gerry Roach.

Gone on this day, 06.05.2023; Tom Hornbein, American pioneer, who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge in 1963, died, aged, 92. The Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. Photo ©: Claudia Camila Lopez.

One of the oldest photographs of Mt K2 (8611 m), the second-highest mountain on planet earth. This photo was taken by Jules Jacot-Guillarmod, Swiss physician, mountaineer, and photographer, in 1902.

Rope-fixing 8K team opens route upto South Col on Mt Everest. More: tinyurl.com/mt48xa6m

Renowned American climber Alex Pancoe dies at Makalu Camp II. More: shorturl.at/jSPkX

On this day, 1963.05.01; First US 🇺🇸 ascent of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) was achieved by Seattle climber Jim Whittaker, accompanied by Nepali climber Nawang Gombu Sherpa. Photo ©: Jim Whittaker Archives.

Gone on this day, 2017.04.30; Ueli Steck, Swiss climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II East in 2006, Gasherbrum II and Makalu in 2009, Shisha Pangma and Cho Oyu in 2011, #Everest in 2012 and Annapurna I in 2013. He died in 2017 by a fall on Nuptse, aged 40.

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Nepali mountaineer Purnima Shrestha traversing through the Western Cwm — Camp I to Camp II on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m), 26.04.2025!🙏

First ascent on this day, 1962.04.27; Kumbhakarna, (aka Jannu, 7711m) by a French party. Those reaching the summit were René Desmaison, Paul Keller, Robert Paragot, and Gyalzen Mitchung Sherpa.

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Happy Birthday to the son of legendary Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and an adventurer in his own right, Jamling Tenzing Norgay. Cheers to another year of adventure and success! Photo showing Jamling Tenzing Norgay on the summit of Island Peak (6,160 m). ©: Jamling Tenzing/IG.

Born on this day, 1940.04.19; Dougal Haston, Scottish climber, — Scottish climber known for his role in two major first ascents of 8000-meter faces: Annapurna I’s South Face in 1970 and Everest’s Southwest Face in 1975.

Not just a spectacle, but a warning. This glacier collapse on Peru's Vallunaraju (~5686 m) on 13 April, 2025, is a chilling sign of what’s melting away. Video ©: Jose Forero.

On this day, April 18, 2014, sixteen Nepali guides perished in the Khumbu Icefall when seracs broke off from the western spur of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m), triggering a devastating avalanche. Photo ©: Purnima Shrestha, 17 April, 2025.

Gone on this day, 16.04.2019; David Lama, Hansjörg Auer, and Jess Rosekelly. All three died in an avalanche on Howse Peak, Alberta/BC, Canada. ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པ་དྨེ་ཧཱུྃ!🙏

Latest: Seven Summit Treks bids farewell to Sherpa guides Ngima Tashi and Rima Rinje, who went missing in the April 7 avalanche on Annapurna I (8,091 m). Despite tireless search efforts, no trace was found. Our thoughts are with their families. Photo ©: Seven Summit Treks/IG.

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On this day, April 3 in 1933, David McIntyre and Douglas-Douglas Hamilton were the first men to fly over the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). buff.ly/4ai1Sfj

Born on this day, 24.03.1948; Jerzy Kukuczka (Jurek), the greatest mountaineer this planet ever seen. Photo showing Jurek atop Shisha Pangma (8027 m), 18.09.1987. ©: Jurek Archives.

On this day, 13.03.1961; First ascent of Ama Dablam (6814 m) was achieved by 🇳🇿 Mike Gill, 🇺🇸 Barry Bishop, 🇬🇧 Mike Ward, and 🇳🇿 Wally Romanes as a part of Silver Hut expedition (1960/61) led by Sir Edmund Hillary. Photo ©: Jackson Groves.

Icefall doctors leave for base camp to fix Everest climbing route. More: tinyurl.com/4r7p3tuv #Everest2025

On this day, 2013.03.06; 🇵🇱 Maciej Berbeka and Tom Kowalski died in the slope of Broad Peak (8051 m) while returning from the summit, after achieving the first winter ascent of the mountain. Photo ©: Polski Himalaizm Zimowy.

On this day, 2016.02.26; First winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8126 m) was achieved by 🇵🇰 Ali Sadpara, 🇪🇸 Alex Txikon, and 🇮🇹 Simone Moro. Photo ©: Simone Moro Archives.

Born on this day, 1962.02.17; Alison Hargreaves, British climber, who ascended Everest and K2 within three months without using supplementary oxygen in 1995. She died on descent of K2, aged 33. Photo ©: Alison Hargreaves Archives.

Meet Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, Italian couple, the only couple to have reached together the summits of all 14×8000s, without the use of bottled oxygen or Sherpa support. bbc.in/2pdsGZj

On this day, 1985.02.12, First winter ascent of Cho Oyu (8201 m) by 🇵🇱 Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski. It was a new route via SE Pillar, repeated 3 days later by Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich and Jerzy Kukuczka. Photo ©: Jerzy Kukuczka Archives.

On this day: 2009.02.09, First winter ascent of Makalu (8463 m) was achieved by 🇰🇿 Denis Urubko and 🇮🇹 Simone Moro. Photo ©: Simone Moro/IG.

When Everest met K2 in the Italian Alps: Tenzing Norgay and Achille Compagnoni in the frosty embrace of the Dolomites, winter 1958/1959. Photo ©: Tenzing Norgay Archives.