From the inspiring to the tragic, ‘This Week in Adventure’ presents the top news in the world of exploration and adventure this week.
Mount Everest: First Summit Climbs of 2019
The roof of the world opened for business this week, with the first climbers planting flags on the summits of Mount Everest and Lhotse. On Tuesday, a group of at least eight Nepali climbers reached the summit of Everest. On the same day, seven Sherpas and five clients reached 8,516m summit of Lhotse.
Among them, according to Explorer’s Web, were the first Pakistani man, Sirbaz Khan, and the first Greek woman, Christina Flampouri, to climb Lhotse. Expect lots more action from the Himalayas as the core of the climbing season approaches.