Journey Continues on Mt. Everest Jost Kousch of Germany continues to immerse himself in the winter climbing season on Mt. Everest, which began with t ...

Everest’s difficult Lho La Route – the West Ridge – Hornbein Couloir, after working the same route the past two winter seasons. On his third attempt on this treacherous route, Kobusch broke ...

Jost Kobusch is about to start his third solo Everest winter attempt via Lho La - the West Ridge - Hornbein Couloir. A few days ago, he went up 6,119m Lobuche East to acclimatize. Currently ...

Jost Kobusch is safely back at the base of a lonely Mount Everest after besting the winter altitude record on the West Ridge.

Jost Kobusch left for Camp 1 on the ramps leading to the West Ridge of Everest. How far does he plan to go? He's not saying.

Magnitude Earthquake Near Mount Everest A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal at 9:05 a.m. local time Tuesda ...

Some alpinists scoffed at a German climber's quest to ascend Mount Everest in winter. Now he's closer than ever to reaching ...

Josh Kobusch of Germany found himself high on Mount Everest attempting a winter ascent on the difficult Lho La Route – the West Ridge – Hornbein Couloir. Just over a week ago, Kobusch broke ...

The Lho La West Ridge Route / Jost Kobusch The West Ridge gained fame in 1963 when an American expedition led by Willi Unsoeld and Tom Hornbein successfully climbed it alpine-style. Their ...

His previous highest point was 7,366m in 2021-22. The German had hoped to get a good look at the Hornbein Couloir from 7,500m, but that will have to wait. According to his tracking device ...