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  • More Everest Summits

    Indian lady climber Kalpana Dash and the Canadian climber Ryszard Kurdziel summited Everest at 11h45 am....
  • Lhotse and Everest Summit Updates

    Yesterday Rosa María Fernández summited Lhotse, after Gasherbrum II in 1997, Makalu in 2004 and Everest in 2005 this was her fourth Main 8000er!...
  • Lhotse Summits

    During the last weekend there were several ascents of Lhotse!...
  • More Makalu Summits today

    João Garcia summited his tenth Main-8000er today. Also a French climber and his Sherpa companion and some others summited today.The "ten to fourteen Main 8000ers" table is already updated!ReportMore summits were achieved by the following climbers from th...
  • Collectors' Update

    After several more confirmed ascents the 2008 collectors' table is updated:...
  • Yesterday's Makalu Summits

    Yesterday the British Makalu expedition was successful again. Matt Hing, Miss Lara Herbert and Sherpa climbers Lhakpa Dendi and Dayula summited according to their report. Report...
  • Manaslu Summits yesterday

    Yesterday Manaslu was climbed, a mountaineering site from Kazakhstan reports....
  • Carlos Soria, the Leader in the over 60 Table

    Carlos Soria summited Makalu on Sunday! It was his fifth Main 8000er, that he climbed with over 60 years of age....
  • More Makalu News

    Cristina Castagna also summited on May 11, she is now the first Italian woman on Makalu!...
  • Makalu Updates

    On May 11th were several ascents of Makalu and one of the summiteers was German climber Ralf Dujmovits!...
  • Also Dhaulagiri I summits yesterday!

    After 20 long years he climbed an 8000er summit again!...
  • Makalu summits yesterday

    Yesterday there were some summits on Makalu. Desnivel reports, that Juanito Oiarzabal summited...
  • 30 years ago today two climbers made history!

    30 years ago today Austrian climber Peter Habeler and South Tyrolean climber Reinhold Messner ascended Everest for the first time without supplementary oxygen. All climbers, who ascended Everest without supplementary oxygen since then are shown in this li...
  • Sad News: The first Fatality of the Season

    After Jesús Morales from the Himalaia-Maestrat expedition summited Dhaulagiri I he needed help to come down the mountain probably because of frostbite and exhaustion. Rafael Guillén went up the mountain to help him, but he had a fatal accide...
  • 8000ers.com Special: First Collectors' Results 2008

    After the recent ascents on Dhaulagiri I here is a list with the successful climbers, that are known so far, with their actual number of Main-8000ers ascents. There were just two newcomers, both from Spain....
  • 25 Years ago today the first Nation finished the 14!

    The 19 nations that ascended all 14 Main-8000ers:...
  • Gerlinde and Edurne successful on Dhaulagiri I

    May, 2nd 2008: After a clearing telephone call it is confirmed now, that Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited Dhaulagiri I yesterday and that she came down well through the heavy wind. It was her eleventh 8000er, while Edurne Pasaban bagged her tenth 8000er al...
  • Iván Vallejo finished two historical targets

    Today, May 1st 2008 the fourteenth mountaineer in the world finished his target to summit all the 14 Main-8000ers with Dhaulagiri! Also the nineteenth nation has finished this task! Ecuadorian climber Iván Vallejo is the one, who made history! Many...
  • Launch of 8000ers.com

    April 25, 2008 marks the launch of 8000ers.com We hope you enjoy the content and you help to let the site grow. Thank you for your visit!...