K2
Nanga Parbat Climbers Down, K2 and Cho Oyu Begin Soon
Recent attention has focused on Manaslu, where a group...
It’s a Go for Winter K2, But is There Enough Time?
Grace Tseng of Taiwan and the Nepali team aiming...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2021: #2: The First Winter Ascent of K2
Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible...
Winter Pakistan: A Frostbitten Kazuya Hiraide Airlifted to Hospital
Something has gone wrong for Japanese climber Kazuya Hiraide...
More on Climbing Everest and K2 in Winter, Without Oxygen
Yesterday we shared some of climber and expedition doctor Robert...
Why Climbing Everest and K2 is So Much Harder in Winter
Climbing an 8,000'er in winter is not the same...
Interview with Jon Gupta: ‘I am Done with 8,000m Guiding’
Except for some hard-working Sherpas, no one has spent...
Winter Climbers Prepare in Pakistan and Nepal
Kazuya Hiraide is busy with last-minute preparations in Hunza,...
Kazuya Hiraide Back in Pakistan to Train For K2 West Face — and Nail Some First Ascents
Three-time Piolet d'Or winner Kazuya Hiraide left for Pakistan...
Winter Karakorum: Client Grace Tseng Bound for K2, and Maybe More
Two years ago, we wondered about the future of...
“I Found One of the Bodies on K2” — An Exclusive Report
BY VALENTYN SYPAVIN
After the successful ascent of K2 in...
Niels Jespers on his No-O2 Climbs of K2 and Broad Peak
Niels Jespers of Belgium can't really say how different...
Last Man on Broad Peak Back In Base Camp
There was some uncertainty about the whereabouts of Argentinian...
Karakorum: The Summiters, the Fallen, and the Survivors
The 8,000m season in the Karakorum has almost ended....
K2: No-O2 Double-Header and Sajid’s Second Summit
"Niels and Hugo have made it," their friends announced...
K2 Priorities: Summits and the Missing Climbers
Yesterday, just before the summit wave on K2 began,...