The climbing history of Nanga Parbat's fearsome Rupal Face, including bold winter climbs, lucky escapes, and cutting-edge alpinism.

Join us as we uncover the extraordinary beauty of the Himalayas, starting with the vibrant Hemis Festival in Leh-Ladakh, where sacred masked dances bring ancient traditions to life. Next, experience ...

On the Diamir face of Nanga Parbat the Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli and Pietro Picco have added a difficult new variation start to the Kinshofer route. Called Valle d'Aosta Express, the ...

Aosta Valley Express on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat, climbed on 26/06/2022 by François Cazzanelli e Pietro Picco Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, ...

THIS an account of the German-Austrian expedition of 1934, under the leadership of Willy Merkl, which attempted to climb the Western Himalayan mountain Nanga Parbat. This mountain culminates in a ...

Colibasanu has been climbing in Pakistan for years and says he had not experienced such heat since 1997, when he also ...

Fairy Meadows are where the legends of Nanga Parbat are kept alive, ... During the summer, the heat of the valley becomes unbearable and landslides are all too common, ...

On June 24, Tiphaine du Perier and Boris Langenstein of France climbed the Schell route of Nanga Parbat. They then skied down the Rupal Face, which rises 4,600m from Base Camp to the summit. This ...

This story was updated at 11:00 am ET on January 29. One of the two climbers who were stranded on the treacherous mountain peak Nanga Parbat, in northern Pakistan, over the past few days was ...