Category : Karakorum

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...

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...

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