Category : Karakorum

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

Ash Routen

17/01/2021

As eight members of the successful summit team recuperated in Camp 3 today from their 20+ hour push, Galje Sherpa and Sona Sherpa continued ...

K2: First Summit Photo

Ash Routen

17/01/2021

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

We now have the first winter K2 summit photo, which shows Sona Sherpa alone with the famous pyramidal shadow of the mountain stretching for ...

K2: It’s All Over For Carlos Garranzo

Angela Benavides

12/01/2021

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

After a long night of vomiting, and now with a kidney ailment, Carlos Garranzo has given up on K2 and will be evacuated from Base Camp asap....

K2: Chaos at Camp 2

Ash Routen

10/01/2021

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

After a week at Base Camp waiting for the storm winds to drop, Nirmal Purja and company hurried to Camp 2 today, only to find tents and equi...

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

Angela Benavides

26/12/2020

Alpine style Karakorum

As we saw yesterday, some aim to climb the highest peak; some others go for the most difficult. Voytek Kurtyka, transcendental to the point ...

K2 Gong Show Continues

Angela Benavides

18/12/2020

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

“The commercialization of alpinism consists of selling extraordinary first ascents to ordinary people," Jost Kobusch told ExplorersWeb two w...

K2 Expedition Hits Winter; Small Teams to Shimshal, Langtang

Angela Benavides

03/12/2020

Himalaya K2 Karakorum

John Snorri and the Sadparas are already experiencing the hardships of the Karakorum cold season. Although they reached Goro 2 camp today, s...

More Skiers Head Off-Piste to Winter Karakorum

Angela Benavides

30/11/2020

Karakorum Skiing

The mini-boom in winter ski mountaineering in the Karakorum continues. Earlier today, Sophie Lenaerts, Stef Maginelle and Jean-Francois Spel...

Winter K2: From Savage to Crowded?

Angela Benavides

17/11/2020

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

While the prospect of a winter K2 expedition was encouraging after a nearly blank climbing season, the 45 members (and counting) on Seven Su...

The New Alpinism: Sani Pakush

Angela Benavides

30/10/2020

Himalaya Karakorum

The old days when 8,000m was a reliable yardstick for degree of difficulty are over. This year in particular, expeditions -- and thanks to C...

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