Karakorum
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...
Flooding, Erosion Damage Route Back to Skardu
Floods have damaged several roads in Pakistan and hindering...
First Ascents of the North and East Faces of K7 Central
Notching first ascents on the North and East Faces...
Czechs Acclimatize for Masherbrum Epic; Plus More Karakorum News
The Czech team of Tomas Petrecek, Marek Holecek, and...
Denis Urubko Summits K2 Alone, Closes in on Record
Denis Urubko summited K2 (8,611m) this morning at 7:30...
Record Time on K2; Plus, Harila and Nims Neck and Neck
This morning has seen new summits on K2, Broad...
Zangerl and Larcher Also Free Climb Trango Route; Plus: Romanian Survives
Two days after Edu Marin made just the second...
Masherbrum, Trango Tower, and More From the Karakoram
Some interesting climbs, including a first ascent, have taken...
