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Karakorum: The Summiters, the Fallen, and the Survivors

The 8,000m season in the Karakorum has almost ended....

Rick Allen: An Understated Legend

British climber Rick Allen died last week in an...

K2: Missions Accomplished

Today's summiters are back in their tents, mainly in...

Gasherbrum I Summits Confirmed

Akhbar Syed has shared details of the recent summit...

Last Man on Broad Peak on a Risky Summit Push

It's like a teen horror movie from the '90s,...

K2: No-O2 Double-Header and Sajid’s Second Summit

"Niels and Hugo have made it," their friends announced...

K2 Priorities: Summits and the Missing Climbers

Yesterday, just before the summit wave on K2 began,...

Broad Peak: Exclusive Report from Camp 3

Dangerous conditions forced back a handful of climbers attempting...

K2 Summits, One Without Oxygen

The first climbers summited K2 last night, including a...

Summit Push Update: Teams On Their Way

Saulius Damulevicius, Israfil Ashurli, and the two very tired...

K2: Third Body Found

Akhbar Syed of Lela Peak and a second source,...

K2 Update: Two Bodies Found — Ali Sadpara One of Them

The confirmation has come straight from Garrett Madison at...

Breaking News on K2: Body Found Above Camp 4

A body has been found above Camp 4 on...

K2 Update: Tosas and Keck Rescued

Jordi Tosas and Stephan Keck have survived the avalanche...

Rick Allen Dies on K2

Scottish climber Rick Allen has died on K2 while...

Helicopters Look for Kim, While Accusations Fly In Base Camp

Pakistani and Chinese military forces are searching for the...

K2 Summit Push: Three Try A Surprise New Route

Taking advantage of good weather, most summit teams have...

Summit Pushes Begin on K2 and Broad Peak

As expected, some K2 climbers have already started up...

K2: “They Believe that with Money They can do Everything”

The recent events on Broad Peak have impacted those...

Broad Peak: New Reports on the Rescue and Kim’s Fatal Fall

Little by little, what happened during Broad Peak's recent...

What Happened on Broad Peak: A Retelling of Events

Dramatic events have kept our attention on Broad Peak...

How Safe are the Ropes on K2?

As summit pushes end on Broad Peak and Gasherbrum...

Kim HongBin Dies on Broad Peak

The disabled Korean, who lost all his fingers on...

Pakistan Update: Summit Climbers Back in Camp 3

Summiters on both Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II have...

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