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Wildfires across Papua have covered the island in haze and ended the autumn season on Carstensz Pyramid before anyone reached the top. Outfitters are planning for 2027, with permits applied for twice a year. In Borneo, eight rescued orangutans have gone back to the forest.
Spanish climber Carlos Soria, now 87, started his 7 summits with Elbrus in 1968 and finished on Kilimanjaro on 23 January 2010, days before his 71st birthday. The Spanish travel title Viajar has published a summary of his climbing life, including his return to Manaslu in 2025 at the age of 86. Ten of the 8000-metre peaks he has climbed came after he turned 60.
Costa Rican climber Ligia Madrigal, the first woman from her country to summit Everest, has announced a schedule to complete the 7 summits by early 2028. Carstensz Pyramid in Papua, Indonesia is planned for October 2026, followed by Denali, Kilimanjaro and Vinson. Costa Rican outlets report she has three of the peaks behind her and is looking for financial sponsors for the rest.
World Meteorological Organization figures reported by BBC News Indonesia put the ice on Puncak Carstensz at about 0.1 square kilometres in July 2025, some 34% smaller than a year earlier. The WMO describes this as the final stage of Indonesia's tropical glaciers and expects the remaining ice to vanish at the end of 2026 or in early 2027. For the Amungme and Moni communities the summit ice is sacred ground. For climbers, the seventh summit on the Messner list keeps its rock and loses its white.
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