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Winter K2 Wins Again: It’s Over for Pivtsov’s Team
[caption id="attachment_9347" align="alignnone" width="780"] Eastern team leader Vassiliy Pivtsov...
Investigation of Two Shapes on Nanga Parbat Delayed
Just when it seemed that we might learn something...
Hope Fades for Missing Climbers on Nanga Parbat
Helicopter and drone reconnaissance flights have discovered that massive...
Nardi and Ballard Search: Alex Txikon & Co. En Route from K2
Today, a helicopter from the Pakistani Air Force managed...
Nanga Parbat: Weather Delays Search Again
Rain, wind and low clouds again postponed the increasingly...
Nanga Parbat Update: No Sign of Climbers, Avalanche Risk too High for Searchers
March 2, 2019: This article has been updated to...
Wrecked Tent and Avalanche Debris Spotted on Nanga Parbat
The helicopter searching the Diamir side of Nanga Parbat...
Nanga Parbat Search Begins – K2 Climbers Ready to Help
A full-scale rescue operation is unfolding on Nanga Parbat,...
Urubko: K2 Teams Have No Chance
As forecast, hurricane-force winds are currently pounding K2. The...
So, What Exactly is “Alpine Style”?
In recent years, Himalayan expeditions have felt compelled to...
Winter 8000’ers: K2 Climbers reach 7,000m, Nanga Parbat Castaways Wait, and Wait
The Russian/Kazakh/Kyrgyz team - aka the Eastern team --...
Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II
Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...
Winter 8000’er Update: Despair on Nanga Parbat, K2 Climbers Still Hopeful
Options decrease for winter teams with every day that...
Dodging Avalanches, Simone Moro Abandons Manaslu
Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated...