Broad Peak

Murtaza Sadpara, center, in Spain this week with members of Alex Txikon's expeditions.

Porters on K2 and Broad Peak Speak Out About the Need For Change

After years of silence, the voices of Pakistani porters...
October 5, 2023
File image of Kowalski on a summit at high altitude.

RIP Tomasz Kowalski: A Different Mission to Broad Peak Ends Successfully

Last year on July 19, Rafal Fronia of Poland...
August 3, 2023
head-cam shot showing Bargiel skis and the steep snow ridge ahead of him.

Ski Descents from Gasherbrum II and Broad Peak

Andrzej Bargiel and Anna Tybor, both from Poland, carved...
July 20, 2023
Bargiel in light mountain clothes ties a rope to his harness in the night, light from his headlamp.

Summit Pushes Almost Everywhere

A large group of climbers summited Gasherbrum II today...
July 18, 2023
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...
July 17, 2023
the three climbers take a close-shot selfie on an undefined high place (the summit?) in a greay day.

Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II Summits

For serial summiters like Kristin Harila, acclimatization rotations are...
July 15, 2023
part of a tent on a steeep snowfield and the valley lower down, covered by a huge glacier.

Summit Pushes on Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat

A second wave of climbers is between Camp 2...
July 1, 2023
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...
June 30, 2023
climber moving up steep snow slope

Pakistan Update: Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, Istor-O-Nal, Muchu Chhish

Here are the latest updates from some interesting expeditions...
June 19, 2023
Anna Tybor.

Anna Tybor Aims to Ski Down Broad Peak

Anna Tybor is in Pakistan to begin her Broad...
June 16, 2023
Broad Peak film banner

Review: ‘Broad Peak’, Now Streaming on Netflix

Maciej Berbeka wanted to climb K2, not Broad Peak,...
September 14, 2022
selfie of Denis Urubko

Urubko Goes Home — No Record This Time

Denis Urubko has decided to go home without breaking...
August 1, 2022
spiy Masherbrum in yellow light

Czechs Acclimatize for Masherbrum Epic; Plus More Karakorum News

The Czech team of Tomas Petrecek, Marek Holecek, and...
July 29, 2022
Lone climber in red near the top of Broad Peak

British Climber Dies on Broad Peak

While all the attention focused yesterday on the record...
July 23, 2022
Several people help a stricken climber down Broad Peak

Rescue on Broad Peak

"What is more important, ambition or human life?" Azerbaijani...
July 22, 2022
Panoramic image of the summit ridge and summit of Broad Peak

More Broad Peak Summits; K2 Final Push Begins

After yesterday's speed ascents, a large number of regular...
July 20, 2022
portrait of Denis Urubko

Urubko and Two Others Summit Broad Peak

Denis Urubko and at least two other climbers reached...
July 19, 2022

Denis Urubko Attempts Broad Peak in a Storm — Aborts at 7,900m

Yesterday, Denis Urubko launched a surprise summit attempt on...
July 15, 2022
Climber in a grey, flat area of Broad Peak, in bad weather

Everyone is Ready for K2, but is K2 Ready for Everyone?

In Broad Peak and K2 Base Camps, climbers are...
July 14, 2022

Broad Peak: What Happened After Sharif Sadpara Died?

There remain many unanswered questions surrounding the death of...
July 11, 2022
A climber on a snow ridge.

Broad Peak: A Surprise Summit, and Details on the Fatal Accident

Bucking this season's poor communications, Giuseppe Vidoni of Italy...
July 8, 2022

Breaking: Shehroze Kashif Stuck on Nanga Parbat; Casualty on Broad Peak

It's been a difficult day for Pakistani climbers in...
July 5, 2022

Summits on Broad Peak, No O2 on Nanga Parbat, Casualty on GII

The weather forecasts have changed and so have climbing...
July 5, 2022

K2 and Broad Peak: Progressing Through Crowded Camps

Rope-fixing and camp-supplying work is ongoing on K2 and...
July 4, 2022

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