K2

Interview: Denis Urubko on Winter Ascent of K2

At 8,611m, K2 is arguably the last 8,000m peak...

Interview: A high price paid for Latok attempt

The Latok group of summits, clustered within the Karakorum...

Base Jumper Valery Rozov Dies In Himalayan Accident

Tragic Death in the Sport of Wingsuit Flying ...

Kazuya Hiraide Carves A New Route Up Shispare

Japanese climber Kazuya Hiraide and partner Kenro Nakajima have...

First descent of Caroline Face by Extreme Skiers

First descent of Mount Aoraki's notorious Caroline Face completed...

Himalayan Database to be released free-of-charge

The latest version of the Himalayan Database to be...

Exclusive Pt. 3: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

With global warming, there are some routes I wouldn’t...

Exclusive Pt. 2: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

“When you go through Hell to get to Heaven...

Exclusive Pt. 1: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

It is better if members of your team don’t...

First ascent of Burke-Khang

The team led by Bill Burke, the oldest American...

Carlos Abandons Dhaulagiri

Carlos Soria, the 78-year-old Spanish mountain climber aiming to...

K2 Last Standing 8k – Winter Expedition

A million Polish zlotys (~300,000 US$) for a winter...

Chugach Mountains: crossing and summit completed

An exceptional adventure,” Borge Ousland and Vincent Colliard call...

Chugach: Crossing steep mountain passes and crevassed glaciers

Despite the "scary" mountain passes, “death traps”, and hard...

K2 summits!

First K2 summits since 2014. According to satellite trackers...

Summer 2017 Update: GII & Broad Peak Summits, K2 Teams Ready for the Push

Unpredictable weather in Karakoram. K2 in particular is...

Debrief: Nanga Parbat Rescue attempt of Alberto Zerain and Mariano Galvan

The “Boots On The Ground” Report of How Things...

Nanga Parbat Summits, Summit-bids on Broad Peak and Gasherbrums

Summer 2017 update Kim Hong Bin and Lakpa Sherpa...

(Updated) Alberto Zerain, Mariano Galvan Missing on Mazeno Ridge, Avalanche at Tracker Location

Hopes of finding the climbers alive diminish. July 01,...

Midwinter in Antarctica

June 21, Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, makes...

Summer 2017: No Summits on Nanga Parbat, Mazeno Ridge Summit-bid, More Teams in Base Camps

Team says, they couldn't identify the correct summit. There...

Summer 2017: Nanga Parbat Summits Already! (Updated)

Eight climbers reached the top earlier this week. Update:-Expedition...

Summer 2017: Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge, K2 Ski Challenge, Gasherbrum New Routes and More

A smooth start to the Pakistan climbing season, thus...

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