K2

Denis Urubko: The Man of Few Words Opens Up

For the last 15 years, Denis Urubko has become...

Winter K2 Preview: Between Mountain Excellence and Commercialization

Winter K2 has become the great unsolved problem of...

Karakorum Recap: The 8,000’ers

The climbing season in Pakistan evolved from rather low...

A Remarkable K2 Season Wraps Up

All K2 climbers have now safely returned to Base...

K2 Summit Tally Spikes From Zero to 24

Patience paid off for the K2 climbers who remained...

Latest Update: K2 Summits!

Nirmal Purja and Gesman Tamang of Bremont Project Possible,...

Nail-Biting Time: K2 Climbers Head For Summit

  The rope-fixing team duly set off from Camp 4...

Lead Climbers Reach Camp 4 on K2

Nirmal Purja, Lakpadendi Sherpa, Gesman Tamang, Changba Sherpa and Lakpa...

Purja Launches New K2 Push — But How Risky Is It?

Turns out that it's not over on K2. While...

Karakorum Weekly Recap: GI, GII Successes, K2 Likely Over

This has been “The Week" in the Karakorum: the...

Updated: K2 Summit Push Aborted

Deep snow and avalanche risk has forced back climbers...

Breaking: Mingote Summits GII, “Parasites” on K2

Gasherbrum II climbers have left Camp 3 for the...

Update: K2 and Gasherbrum II Summit Pushes

Climbers are currently heading for the summit of Gasherbrum...

Karakorum, Updated: The Calm Before the Storm (of Summits)

Wednesday to Friday should have been the peak days...

On K2, 120 Climbers Make Their Move

"Finally, the time we have been waiting for has...

Karakorum: Great Weather, Early Successes

Five more climbers summited Broad Peak this afternoon. The...

High Fliers: Skiing and Paragliding in the Karakorum

Seasoned climbers say the less time you remain at...

Sure Enough, Crowds of Rookies on K2

“I’ve been doing this for 30 years,” said an...
Nanga Parbat - Cala Cimenti

First Nanga Parbat Summits May Come Wednesday

The snow finally stopped falling in the middle of...

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

Heavy snow continues for climbing teams arriving at the...

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

Deep snow on the Baltoro Glacier has slowed teams...

Karakorum 2019: K2, the Gasherbrums and Nanga Parbat

As monsoon season settles into the Himalaya, it's time...

Understanding Summer Weather in the Karakorum

Climbers often ask me about the best weather window...

Poles Postpone Winter K2 Expedition; Rumors Fly

Yesterday, the Polish expedition to winter K2 was postponed...

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