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Harila with an O2 mask on her face and down suit with hood on, climbing in the night.

Gasherbrum I Becomes Harila’s 12th 8,000’er This Year

Kristine Harila and Viridiana Alvarez summited Gasherbrum I today...
The climber at a camp by a rocky outcrop on Broad Peak, in a sunny day.

Broad Peak: Another Climber Sacrifices His Summit To Help

Last weekend we wondered about the identity of the...
Vielmo, with snow goggles and red hooded down jacket, holds a withe cloth with a message on a high place, clouds both below and above him.

Nanga Parbat: Mario Vielmo, Juan Pablo Toro Describe What Happened

Shortly after we published our latest story about Nanga...
Nanga Parbat under a cloudy sky.

The Inside Story of Nanga Parbat’s Summit Chaos

Last week's rescue of Azif Bhatti by Israfil Ashurli...
Bhatti points to a peak in the distance while standing on a snow slope.

Update: Both Asif Bhatti, Israfil Ashurli Safely Down

Good news from Nanga Parbat. Asif Bhatti, stranded and...
the climbers and pilots (in olive green overalls) stand in front of the army chopper, at Skardu airport.

Nanga Parbat Rescue: Hardest Sections Ahead

Despite bad weather, rescuers are trying everything to rescue...
Ashurli dressed in high altitude jacket with the sun goggles on his forehead, holding an Azerbajiani flag on a high mountain place.

Nanga Parbat: Help Approaches, Ashurli’s Heroism

It is already dark on Nanga Parbat and there...
Route topo on a picture of the mountain.

Nanga Parbat: Descend or Die

Find a way to descend or die. Unless there...
a tent illuminated from the inside in front of Nanga parbat in the dawn's deeming light.

Nanga Parbat: Bhatti and Ashurli Reach Camp 3

Here is a brief update about the situation on...
A helicopter landed at the base of nanga parbat, with a group of people standing at its side, and the mountain in background with the summit area covered by a cloud.

Nanga Parbat Rescue Update: Bad Weather Grounds Helicopters

A fresh update from Nanga Parbat shows the situation...
Bhatti in waterproof shell jacket and helmet by a tent pitched on a steep rocky scree slope.

Ongoing Rescue On Nanga Parbat

The drama is ramping up on Nanga Parbat, where...
Polish climber Pawel Kopec has died of mountain sickness on Nanga Parbat.

Drama on Nanga Parbat: A Fatality and a Stranded Climber

The weather turned for the worse yesterday, creating a...
The impressive diamir side of Nanga parbat, where the normal, Kinshoffer route goes.

More Nanga Parbat Summits

A second group of climbers summited Nanga Parbat today,...
Two performers from the Everest opera

An Opera About Everest 1996? The Reviews Are In

Eight years after it came to the stage in...
Horia's selfie with dry mountains and a lake behind him.

Horia Colibasanu: Alone On the Way to Broad Peak

Horia Colibasanu is among the last of a fading...
Close shot of bargiel in sponsored helmet and ski jacket.

Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Down the Gasherbrums

After skiing down K2 in 2018, Andrzej Bargiel of...
findik with one knee on the snow on a snow and rock summit, holding a Turkish flag, the line of clouds starting right at summit altitude.

Nanga Parbat: Vedrines, Goettler Almost Succeed on Rupal Face

David Goettler and Benjamin Vedrines describe their recent attempt...
Everest Base Camp

Just Collecting 8,000m Peaks No Longer Has Any Real Climbing Value

Guided summit collectors who seek fame merely exploit the...
Climbers proceed up a versical rock section with fixed ropes, in the fog.

Nanga Parbat: Many Still in Camp 3 in High Winds

Most of the roughly 25 climbers who summited Nanga...
Sangay's selfie of the two on Nanga Parbat, with snow-covered rocks in background.

Nanga Parbat Summits

Climbers summited Nanga Parbat today. The summit group was...
Harila's tracker with data showing, on a Nanga Parbat area's map.

Secretive Summit Push On Nanga Parbat

A summit push has begun on Nanga Parbat. It...
Alverez looks back as he walks up towards the mountain, on a snow field.

Summit Push Time On Nanga Parbat

On Nanga Parbat, the rope fixers have laid ropes...
Anna Tybor.

Anna Tybor Aims to Ski Down Broad Peak

Anna Tybor is in Pakistan to begin her Broad...

Back From the Dead: Anurag Maloo’s Message From Hospital

Indian climber Anurag Maloo spent three days in a...

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