Why is it tough to climb Mount Everest in winter?

Almost every mountain is harder in the winter and certainly any mountain over 7000m is harder in the winter time. 1. Logistics - you need to get to the mountain in the first place. read more

First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Andrzej Zawada's team was also the first successful winter expedition to any of the peaks above 8 000 m. After 1980 Poles did nine first winter ascents on 8000 metre peaks. Only two mountains remain unconquered in winter conditions: Nanga Parbat and K2. read more

In the long history of climbing on Mount Everest, there have been only a handful of summits during winter. And just one person—Ang Rita Sherpa—has climbed the world’s highest peak in the off-season without the use of supplemental oxygen. This winter, Basque climber Alex Txikon aims to become the second. read more

Why You Should Go In May. It comes down to snow, temperature, and wind. "Mount Everest protrudes into the stratosphere, and most of the year the summit is buffeted by winds of over 100 miles per hour that will kill a climber in minutes or even hurtle them into the void," All told Popular Mechanics. read more

The following climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest in winter, as of 2017: Feb 1980: 2 Polish climbers. Dec 1982: 1 Japanese climber, who died in a fall on the subsequent descent. Dec 1983: 3 Japanese and a Nepali climber. Dec 1987: 1 South Korean and a Nepali climber. Dec 1993: 6 Japanese climbers. read more