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K2’s Abruzzi Route: What’s Going On, What May Lie Ahead

Under the leadership of Mirza Ali and Karakorum Expeditions,...

A 12-Year-Old Girl Will Try to Climb Broad Peak

A local Pakistani girl aims to become the youngest...

Pakistan: Camp 1 on Gasherbrum I

Climbers have reached Base Camp by the Gasherbrums, and...

Pakistan: Summit Push on Biarchedi I

K2 teams are approaching Base Camp and bad weather...

All-Nepali K2 Expedition Arrives in Pakistan

Two weeks ago, Pakistan relaxed its ban against Nepali...

Sajid Sadpara on his Return to K2 and What Happened Up There

Last week, we wrote how a number of climbers...

K2: Who Will Fix The Ropes, and Who Will Use Them?

The first staff members of Mirza Ali's commercial expedition...

Pakistan: Blizzard Delays Action

Climbers are either on their way to Pakistan or...

Pakistan Roundup: Who’s Doing What, and Where, This Summer

As teams converge on Pakistan, we've learned of more...

K2: Looking for Answers

This summer, filmmaker Oswald Rodrigo Pereira has returned to...

Pakistan: Uncertain Flights, Secret Plans, and Stomach Bugs

For the increasing number of climbers aiming to double...

Pakistan: Roundup of Summer Expeditions

After the disappointing season in Nepal, teams currently heading...

Time for Pakistan: Local Guides to Lead K2 Teams for the First Time

Some weeks ago, Mingma Gyalge Sherpa of Imagine Nepal...

K2 West Ridge: Interview with Ian Welsted

The Savage Mountain was been tamed with O2 and...
K2 photo, transmitted over the new communications tower

K2 Goes Online

Karakorum climbers will no longer have to text over...

Karakorum Season On The Edge: Nepalis Banned

The arrival of the monsoon usually marks the switch...

K2 Winter Climbers Meet Again on Annapurna

Who is going to Annapurna this spring. Plus, a...

Noel Hanna on K2: “Camp 3 was not that bad”

A guide on Everest (he has topped out nine...

An Ali Sadpara Anniversary; Sajid Announces Summer K2 Search

Kites filled the skies today in northern Pakistan, welcoming...

Tomaz Rotar: It’s Time to Tell the Truth about K2

Tomaz Rotar has a lot to say about his...

K2: Sajid Sadpara’s Story

In summer 2019, Sajid Sadpara became the youngest person...
Mingma G

Mingma G Answers K2 Summit Questions

It's been a busy month for all the Nepali...
Magdalena Gorzkowska

Magdalena Gorzkowska on Winter K2

Magdalena Gorzkowska, one of the survivors of winter K2,...
Candles lit in Skardu as a tribute to decased K2 climbers

Karakorum Winter Season Ends; K2 Aftermath Continues

Winter climbing has ended in Pakistan, but the echoes...

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