Have you ever thought about Himalayan climbing? Then follow these sites.

http://everestnews.com/ 

The first words you see on this site set something of the tone for what can be a troubling site to follow, as well as slow-burn exciting:

News Everest 2012:  0 Summits 2 Deaths

http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/

Climbing above 8000 metres is not for the faint-hearted. Or the cashed-up weekender.

If you are serious about spending time in the Himalayan peaks, spending a couple of climbing seasons monitoring the live news feed on EverestNews.com might just put you off it. Or at least make you reflect on your children's lives without you in them. But if you don't have those considerations, then go for it. Climbing rocks.

And you can now also check the conditions on the big peak itself any time of the daylight hours via this permanent webcam.

Here's some good solid background information for people wanting to go further than reading about it.