Karakorum
Savage Soul: The Lone Ascent of Mitre Peak
A sharp, aesthetic 6,000'er in Pakistan's Karakoram, Mitre Peak...
Weekend Warm-Up: Watch Old-School Climbing Go Wrong in ‘The Last Blue Mountain’
This is neither an endorsement nor a condemnation, but...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2022: #1: First Ascent of Pumari Chhish East
Pumari Chhish East is a difficult secondary peak of...
Chogolisa: Cornices, Two Summits, and a Doll
Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful mountains...
What Really Happened to Ali Akbar Sakhi on K2
This past summer, Afghan climber Ali Akbar Sakhi died...
James Price on his Solo Attempt to Traverse the Karakoram’s Batura Wall
In August, the most intense rains in over 60...
Japanese Summit Karun Koh; Plus: Alpine Style on Manaslu’s West Face
Far from the crowds of guided climbers, some teams...
K2 Fees Up for the First Time in 20 Years, and It’s a Good Idea
For the first time in 20 years, Pakistan has...
K2 Garbage: Who Left It, Who Will Clean It Up, And What Should Happen to Those Responsible?
Who is to blame for the piles of garbage...
Kazuya Hiraide Returns to Karun Koh with Kenro Nakajima
Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima are leaving shortly for...
Conflict, Garbage, Controversy: Lessons From K2
The industrialization of high-altitude climbing that happened on Everest...
Karakoram Season Ends; Mingma G Gambles on Nanga Parbat
Last month, Sanu Sherpa became the first person to...
It’s Over on Masherbrum; Climbers Going Down
Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have admitted that they...
An Epic Descent: Two Ailing No-O2 Climbers Helped Down Gasherbrum 1
They wanted the summit badly, they had no supplementary...
Gasherbrum I: Six Pakistanis, Including 20-Year-Old Sheroze Kashif, Going For the Summit Tonight
Nepali guides Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, and...
Beyond Oxygen: What it Means to Have A Sherpa At Your Side
Yes, there is a clear distinction between climbing an...
Far From Empty: Who’s Still Climbing in the Karakoram?
Over 150 climbers summited K2 recently, but now most...
