Category : K2

Karakorum Update: K2, Broad Peak, Nanga Parbat and More

Angela Benavides

24/06/2019

8000ers K2

Heavy snow continues for climbing teams arriving at the head of the Baltoro Glacier and setting their Base Camps on K2 and Broad Peak. This ...

Karakorum Update: Will There Also Be Traffic Jams on K2?

Angela Benavides

18/06/2019

8000ers K2 Mountain

Deep snow on the Baltoro Glacier has slowed teams trekking towards K2, Broad Peak and the Gasherbrums, Alpine Adventure Guides told Explorer...

Karakorum 2019: K2, the Gasherbrums and Nanga Parbat

Angela Benavides

12/06/2019

8000ers K2

As monsoon season settles into the Himalaya, it's time to turn slightly further west, to the Karakorum. Here, porters and climbers are alrea...

Understanding Summer Weather in the Karakorum

Michael Fagin

11/06/2019

8000ers K2

Climbers often ask me about the best weather window in July and August in the Karakorum, specifically for K2. During June and July, warm,...

Poles Postpone Winter K2 Expedition; Rumors Fly

Angela Benavides

07/05/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Yesterday, the Polish expedition to winter K2 was postponed until 2020-21. Following this official announcement was a totally unofficial –- ...

Txikon Interview, Part II: What Really Happened to Nardi and Ballard

Angela Benavides

15/04/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

The most-discussed aspect of Alex Txikon's winter K2 expedition did not even take place on that mountain. It was the search-and-rescue opera...

Exclusive: Alex Txikon on a Troubled K2 Winter Base Camp

Angela Benavides

11/04/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Alex Txikon has both done a lot and has a lot to say. In the last 90 days, he has launched a serious attempt on winter K2, managed a nerve-w...

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Martin Walsh

10/04/2019

8000ers Climbing Everest K2

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a cave or across an ice cap, a world first sits atop every adventurer's resumé. This is especia...

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

Angela Benavides

17/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

As it often does, the wind ultimately decided success or failure in the mountains. Today, Alex Txikon, Pansang and Chappal Sherpa waited...

K2: One More Day to the Bottleneck, Two to the Summit

Angela Benavides

16/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa and Cheppal Sherpa have climbed up the Black Pyramid and currently huddle in a tent at 7,050m, about 200 mete...

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