Karakorum
Unrest In Skardu, Elsewhere in Pakistan Puts Climbing Season At Risk
Once again, geopolitics is affecting the upcoming Asian climbing...
U.S. Team to Attempt Pakistan’s Ogre II
Alaska's Ethan Berkeland, recent Piolet d'Or recipient August Franzen,...
Alpine Club of Pakistan Invalidates Local Team’s Tirich Mir Summit
Just over a month ago, we reported on the...
Simone Moro to Start Helicopter Rescue Companies in Pakistan and Patagonia
Simone Moro is back in Italy, recovering from the...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #1: Ultar Sar
Last summer, three accomplished alpinists — Ethan Berman, Sebastian...
Two Young Alpinists Surprise With One of the Best Climbs of the Year
Just when we thought that we had already covered...
New Details on the First Ascent of Chumik Kangri, in a Long-Closed Corner of Pakistan
As we reported earlier this fall, a three-man Polish-Slovak...
Piolets d’Or-Winning Americans Add Two New Routes in Pakistan
Dane Steadman and Cody Winckler, who will receive a...
Piolet d’Or Winners Announced, U.S. Climbers Prominent
The Piolets d'Or jury had a particularly difficult task...
Unplanned First Ascent of a Karakoram Peak
Several teams had attempted Khurdopin Sar in the Karakoram,...
First Ascent of a 6,000m Karakoram Peak
Marco Schwidergall, Tomasz Rodzynkiewicz of Poland, and Matej Prcin...
Japanese Trio Makes First Ascent of the East Face of Hasho II in the Karakoram
On September 13, Yudai Suzuki, Genki Narumi, and Hiroki...
Sieberer and Messner Bail on Chumik Kangri Just Days Before Its First Ascent
Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer of Tyrol have returned...
Pakistan’s Chumik Kangri Peak Summited for the First Time
In a promising fall climbing season in Pakistan, three...
Off-Season Pakistan: A New Route on Laila Peak, and a U.S. Team Attempts Unclimbed K13
Pakistan is generating a surprising amount of news from...
Russians Start on South Face of Ogre After Change of Plans
Virtually alone in the Karakoram, a Russian team is...
What Happened on K2? Climbers Discuss a Secretive Season
There was only one summit push on K2 this...
The View From Pakistan: A Local Climber Is Trying to Change How Karakoram Expeditions Are Run
Among the climbers on Pakistan's 8,000m peaks this season,...
Three Small Climbing Teams Gamble on Pakistan This Fall
While most teams head to Nepal in the fall...
Pakistan Alpine Club Doubts Spantik Summit Claims
Spantik (7,027m) is a popular peak in Pakistan for...
Pakistan Season Continues for Alpine-Style Teams
The 8,000m peaks in the Karakoram are now deserted,...
More Karakoram Disappointment, This Time on K7: ‘Mosquito Bites Above 5,000m’
Colin Haley of the U.S. quietly traveled to Pakistan...
