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We cover mountaineering over the Himalayas and Karakoram with special focus on 8000m peaks.

May 30, 2023, 7 tweets

Calling all mountaineering enthusiasts! Share some pictures from mountaineering history that are your personal favorite?

Here are our best picks.

1. A Ukrainian climber somewhere on the SE ridge of Annapurna III (7555 m), Autumn 2021. ©: Nikita Balabanov.

2. First ascent of Kumbhakarna, (aka Jannu, 7711m) by a French party; 27.04.1962. Photo ©: René Desmaison Archives.

3. Scottish climber Doug Haston near the Hillary Step on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) back in 1975. Photo ©: Doug Scott.

4. A picture that settled down the debate on summit point of Manaslu (8163 m). Mingma Gyalje Sherpa leading to the true summit of Manaslu (8163 m), Autumn, 2021. Photo ©: Jackson Groves.

5. Hermann Buhl returning after his 41-hour solo on Nanga Parbat back in 1953. Silver col in the background. Photo ©: Hans Ertl.

6. Anatoli Boukreev approaching the Hillary Step on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) back in 1996. Photo ©: Neal Beidleman.

7. Reinhold Messner on the summit of Everest, solo without bottled oxygen, back in 1980. Photo ©: Reinhold Messner Archives.

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