K2
K2 Fees Up for the First Time in 20 Years, and It’s a Good Idea
For the first time in 20 years, Pakistan has...
Great Explorers: Oscar Eckenstein
Born in 1859, English engineer and mountaineer Oscar Eckenstein...
K2 Garbage: Who Left It, Who Will Clean It Up, And What Should Happen to Those Responsible?
Who is to blame for the piles of garbage...
Conflict, Garbage, Controversy: Lessons From K2
The industrialization of high-altitude climbing that happened on Everest...
Climber Appalled by K2 Conditions, Calls it a ‘Pigsty’
Flor Cuenca of Peru doesn't make as many headlines...
K2 Speed Ascent Records: Who Wears the Crown?
French alpinist Benoit Chamoux holds the record for the...
K2 Summit Seen As Never Before: From a Drone
Photographer Sandro Gromen-Hayes had a history of poor luck...
Denis Urubko Summits K2 Alone, Closes in on Record
Denis Urubko summited K2 (8,611m) this morning at 7:30...
K2 — On the Eve of His 49th Birthday, Urubko Keeps Driving
Denis Urubko arrived at K2 Base Camp yesterday. By...
Record Time on K2; Plus, Harila and Nims Neck and Neck
This morning has seen new summits on K2, Broad...
K2 is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Everest
When 145 climbers summited K2 in a single record-breaking...
Zangerl and Larcher Also Free Climb Trango Route; Plus: Romanian Survives
Two days after Edu Marin made just the second...
Masherbrum, Trango Tower, and More From the Karakoram
Some interesting climbs, including a first ascent, have taken...
K2: Tseng Summits No-O2, Night Approaches as Climbers Descend
We now have more details about today's K2 summits....
More Broad Peak Summits; K2 Final Push Begins
After yesterday's speed ascents, a large number of regular...
