When people think of the Himalayas, they probably primarily associate them with peaks over 8.000 meters high. But mountaineering isn't the only mountain sport you can practice there: After many years of work, Tyrolean professional climber Bernd Zangerl has now published a guide to bouldering in the region.
Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the "Everest Superdirect" on the north face of Everest. This includes the extremely steep and dangerous Hornbein Couloir.
On October 2, 2025, the two French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean made the first documented ascent of the remote Anidesh Chuli, a previously unexplored 6808m high mountain in the Eastern Himalayas.
In September, there were two special records on the eighth highest mountain in the world: Nima Chhiring Sherpa (16) and Carlos Soria (86) were the youngest and oldest people, respectively, to reach the summit of the 8.163-meter-high Manaslu.
Polish alpinist Bartek Ziemski has once again attempted an eight-thousander descent on skis. He had previously reached the summit of Manaslu without bottled oxygen.
The 2 K2025 season was marked by difficult conditions and long waits. For weeks, bad weather prevented a summit attempt, and many teams had already left Base Camp. On August 11, a brief, stable weather window finally opened. Around 41 climbers reached the summit of K2 (8.611 m) during this time.
Ten years after the premiere of his documentary film “Meru,” Jimmy Chin, Oscar-winning extreme mountaineer and climber, was honored with the True Grit Award at the Jackson Hole International Film Festival.
