Karakorum

Outfitter Ali Saltoro with Dane Steadman, Cody Winckler, and Blake Brandon.

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...
September 9, 2025
One of the helicopters that evacuated the sick Russian climber from base camp.

One Evacuated From The Ogre, Climb to Continue

The Russian team is willing to keep trying on...
September 8, 2025
Russian climbers in t-shirts in an airport lounge.

Russians Start on South Face of Ogre After Change of Plans

Virtually alone in the Karakoram, a Russian team is...
September 6, 2025
A climber goes down a snow slope on K2 under the shadow of the mountain's summit.

What Happened on K2? Climbers Discuss a Secretive Season

There was only one summit push on K2 this...
August 29, 2025
Sakhi points to mountains in background from a snowy summit.

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,...
August 28, 2025
A climber approaching the top of a snow ridge, leaving only his footprints behind.

Three Small Climbing Teams Gamble on Pakistan This Fall

While most teams head to Nepal in the fall...
August 27, 2025
Sohniya Mehreen, known on Instagram as Sohniya Babar, on Spantik.

Pakistan Alpine Club Doubts Spantik Summit Claims

Spantik (7,027m) is a popular peak in Pakistan for...
August 26, 2025
Three Polish climbers with local agents holding an expedition banner and weather local hats.

Pakistan Season Continues for Alpine-Style Teams

The 8,000m peaks in the Karakoram are now deserted,...
August 14, 2025
A climber on a granite all, further towers in background.

More Karakoram Disappointment, This Time on K7: ‘Mosquito Bites Above 5,000m’

Colin Haley of the U.S. quietly traveled to Pakistan...
August 4, 2025
Marina Krauss and the international rescue team give a press conference while sitting at a garden in Skardu.

Laura Dahlmeier’s Partner Reveals How She Died

"If we had started 30 minutes earlier, we...
August 1, 2025
LAura Dahlmeier smiles from a ledge on a limestone wall in the Dolomites.

Olympic Star Laura Dahlmeier Confirmed Dead on Laila Peak

Laura Dahlmeier of Germany did not survive after being...
July 30, 2025
Laura Dahlmeier smiles to the camera with climbing helmet and goetex jacket on, at a rick ledge on the north face of Eiger.

Attempted Rescue of Former Olympic Gold Medalist Underway in Pakistan, But ‘No Sign of Life’

A helicopter rescue is no option for Laura Dahlmeier...
July 30, 2025
Dahlmeier looks up in excitement while on a vertical ice section of the Eiger's North face.

Former Olympian Seriously Injured on Karakoram Peak

Former Olympic Biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier of Germany, 31,...
July 29, 2025
Two climbers in front of a small tent pitched on rocky morraine terrain.

Chris Wright Injured on Yukshin Gardan Sar

American-British climber Chris Wright was injured in an accident...
July 17, 2025
A climber on a vertical section of ice gullies leading to a summit.

New Route on Hunza Peak Was ‘A Patagonia-like Experience’

Earlier this season, Zdenek Hak and Radoslav Groh made...
July 14, 2025
A sign noting danger of rock slides on a trail in the Karakoram.

No Go: Heat Ruins Attempt on Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

Too dry to climb has become a theme among...
July 10, 2025
Two climbers in front of a small tent pitched on rocky morraine terrain.

Alpine Style Report: Pakistan Teams Prep For 7,000m Peaks

Two of the season's most interesting expeditions are acclimatizing...
July 9, 2025
Three climbers pose in a garden with casual clothing.

Climbers Turned Away From Tirich Mir

Climbers were supposed to be welcome to climb Tirich...
July 7, 2025
Tents on rocky terrain as seen from inside another tent.

Pakistan is an Oven, and Rockfall is Making the Peaks More Dangerous

Climbers on K2, Broad Peak, and Nanga Parbat agree...
July 7, 2025
Close shot of the climbers on a summit at sunset/sunrise, with helmets and mountaineering jeckets.

Vedrines and Jean Return to Jannu East’s Monster Wall

Benjamin Vedrines will again attempt to open a route...
June 27, 2025
Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Ragazzo, Partners Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Ragazzo are leaving...
June 26, 2025
A climber looking up a moutnain face from behind his tent on a snowy plane.

India-Pakistan Climbers Struggle With Conditions, Closed Areas

Earlier tensions between India and Pakistan continue to reverberate...
June 25, 2025
A photo taken on the third day of the ascent on Spantik's East Ridge.

Climbers Detail New Route on Karakoram’s Spantik

From June 2-7, Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and...
June 24, 2025
self portrait of two mountaineers in helmets

Czech Pair Make First Ascent of Hunza Peak’s SW Face

On June 18, Radoslav Groh and Zdenek Hak climbed...
June 19, 2025

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