Category : Karakorum

Where Did the Name K2 Come From?

Angela Benavides

01/05/2020

8000ers K2 Karakorum

In 1856, the Maharaja Gulab Singh ruled the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, with the blessing of the British. Lieutenant Thomas George ...

No-Season Update: Cleaning Everest, Training Indoors

Angela Benavides

25/03/2020

8000ers Everest Karakorum Mountain

Nepal Mountaineering Association's President Santa Bir Lama has urged the country's government to turn the present crisis into an opportunit...

The Diehards on Everest and Batura Sar

Angela Benavides

21/02/2020

Everest Karakorum

So it's over for this winter on the Karakorum 8,000'ers -- but not on the slightly lower yet highly challenging Batura Sar, where the Polish...

Urubko: What Happened on Broad Peak, and Why He’s Retiring

Angela Benavides

20/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

The current winter season in the Karakorum has ended with no summits. A crevasse fall put an end to Simone Moro and Tamara Luger's attempt o...

Urubko Back in Base Camp After Surviving Avalanche

Angela Benavides

17/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

"Denis is back in Base Camp -- alive!" So reads a short SMS just received from Broad Peak. In a later text to RussianClimb, Urubko said that...

Urubko Changes His Mind, Makes for Broad Peak Summit NOW

Angela Benavides

16/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Denis Urubko just couldn't wait for the wide weather window expected to open by Feb 22. He is going up now, even if he has to endure gale-fo...

Broad Peak: Urubko Goes It Alone

Angela Benavides

09/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Laid low by pneumonia, an ailing Don Bowie flew back by helicopter to Skardu yesterday with Lotta Hintsa. Denis Urubko has chosen to stay an...

Broad Peak, Everest Climbers Back in BC

Angela Benavides

07/02/2020

Everest Karakorum Winter 8000ers

It has been a perfect summit day in the Karakorum, sunny and calm. Ironically, Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are back in Base Camp -- Bowie, be...

Broad Peak: Another Setback for Urubko, Bowie

Jerry Kobalenko

06/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are safe in camp at 7,000m on Broad Peak, ensconced in the same crevasse that Urubko used on a previous push. How...

Mingma G Aborts Winter K2

Angela Benavides

05/02/2020

K2 Karakorum

It's over for Mingma G's team on their winter attempt on K2. Outfitter Apricot tours confirm that all members are going home. Moreover, t...

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