Karakorum

Portrait of Andrzej Bargiel in down jacket

Andrzej Bargiel Makes First Ascent of Yawash Sar II, Skis Down

Today, Andrzej Bargiel and Yendrek Baranowski made the first...

Updated: Karakorum Skiers Risk COVID Closures

Andrzej Bargiel and Luke Smithwick are continuing their separate...

Skiers Bargiel and Smithwick Return to Karakorum

Andrzej Bargiel stunned the adventure world by skiing down...

Sophie Lenaerts on Exploring the Biafo Glacier

When Pakistan reopened to climbers last fall, a handful...

Laila Peak Summit Push Underway

The Polish team is heading for the summit of...

Poles Return To Winter Karakorum, Target Leila Peak

Because of the tragic events on K2, we naturally...

K2: The Fallen Five

Despite the successful first winter summit of K2 earlier...

K2: Second Helicopter Search Finds Nothing

A second helicopter search has found no sign of...

K2: Final Summit Push Has Begun!

Last night at K2 Base Camp, everyone went to...

Pastori Peak: Search For Alex Goldfarb’s Remains Ends

All efforts to retrieve the body of Alex Goldfarb...

K2: Video of Nepalis’ First Footsteps on the Summit

Nirmal Purja has shared a much-awaited video of the...

K2: Sadparas, Snorri on the Move

Pakistan’s Ali and Sajid Sadpara, and Icelander John Snorri...

K2: More Summit Attempts Begin

A week after the first winter ascent of K2,...

A High-Risk Mission To Retrieve Alex Goldfarb’s Remains

Four highly experienced Pakistani climbers landed earlier today at...

K2: Is The Style Debate Unfair?

Before last weekend's first winter ascent of K2, some...

Alex Goldfarb Found Dead on Pastori Peak

Everyone's worst fears have sadly been confirmed for Russian-American...

K2 Area Search: Signs of Missing Climber Spotted Amid Crevasses

Two helicopters left Skardu at nine this morning to...

Updated: Climber Missing on Trekking Peak Near K2

Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb is currently missing on a...

K2: All Summiters Back in Base Camp

All 10 Nepali climbers are now safely back at...

K2: Two Summiters Safely Back in Base Camp; Others Rest in C3

As eight members of the successful summit team recuperated...

K2: First Summit Photo

We now have the first winter K2 summit photo,...

K2: It’s All Over For Carlos Garranzo

After a long night of vomiting, and now with...

K2: Chaos at Camp 2

After a week at Base Camp waiting for the...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #6: Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

As we saw yesterday, some aim to climb the...

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