Category : Karakorum

Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID

Martin Walsh

22/06/2020

Adventure Travel Antarctic Arctic Climbing COVID-19 Himalaya Karakorum

Countries around the globe are at very different stages in the fight against COVID-19. Some hope that they have reached the peak, others are...

Weekend Warm-Up: Search for Paradise

Martin Walsh

21/06/2020

Adventure Films Karakorum

It is 1957, and the world is a very different place. It is less globalized but still reeling from a global war. Old empires are collapsing...

Does it Make Sense to Extend the Karakorum Season?

Angela Benavides

18/06/2020

8000ers Karakorum

Summer hopes are fading for Pakistan's tourism industry. The spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, combined with a worrisome new outbrea...

Everest Back to New Normal: Deserted

Angela Benavides

02/06/2020

8000ers Everest Karakorum

The Chinese surveyors who summited Everest last Wednesday made it safely back to Base Camp one day later. Everyone else also promptly made i...

Fees and Paperwork for a Karakorum Trek

Angela Benavides

14/05/2020

8000ers Karakorum

If you've ever dreamed of trekking to K2 Base Camp but felt that it was too long or too rough, or even considered a full climb of Nanga Parb...

Grim Forecast for Himalaya, Karakorum

Angela Benavides

08/05/2020

8000ers Himalaya Karakorum

While operators cling to a shred of optimism, the forecasts are not bright for the Greater Ranges in the months ahead. Nepal has just extend...

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...

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