Karakorum

A New Route on a 6,000m Peak in Pakistan

Flying under the radar, French climbers Symon Welfringer and...
October 20, 2020

Updated: Success on K6 Ends Fall Season in Pakistan

This week, climbers squeezed in the season's last moves...
October 9, 2020

K6 Summit Tomorrow, Bahrainis in Manaslu Base Camp

Although Colin Haley abandoned the K6 expedition last week,...
October 7, 2020

Colin Haley on K6, Nepal Issues Permits Again, and More

In a last-minute decision, Colin Haley, an Italian-American who...
September 8, 2020

Pakistan Update: Germans Summit Unclimbed Peak

Great news just in from Pakistan: German Felix Berg,...
August 20, 2020

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

Countries around the globe are at very different stages...
June 22, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Search for Paradise

It is 1957, and the world is a very...
June 21, 2020

Does it Make Sense to Extend the Karakorum Season?

Summer hopes are fading for Pakistan's tourism industry. The...
June 18, 2020

Everest Back to New Normal: Deserted

The Chinese surveyors who summited Everest last Wednesday made...
June 2, 2020

Fees and Paperwork for a Karakorum Trek

If you've ever dreamed of trekking to K2 Base...
May 14, 2020

Grim Forecast for Himalaya, Karakorum

While operators cling to a shred of optimism, the...
May 8, 2020

Where Did the Name K2 Come From?

In 1856, the Maharaja Gulab Singh ruled the Princely...
May 1, 2020

No-Season Update: Cleaning Everest, Training Indoors

Nepal Mountaineering Association's President Santa Bir Lama has urged...
March 25, 2020

The Diehards on Everest and Batura Sar

So it's over for this winter on the Karakorum...
February 21, 2020

Urubko: What Happened on Broad Peak, and Why He’s Retiring

The current winter season in the Karakorum has ended...
February 20, 2020

Urubko Back in Base Camp After Surviving Avalanche

"Denis is back in Base Camp -- alive!" So...
February 17, 2020

Urubko Changes His Mind, Makes for Broad Peak Summit NOW

Denis Urubko just couldn't wait for the wide weather...
February 16, 2020

Broad Peak: Urubko Goes It Alone

Laid low by pneumonia, an ailing Don Bowie flew...
February 9, 2020

Broad Peak, Everest Climbers Back in BC

It has been a perfect summit day in the...
February 7, 2020

Broad Peak: Another Setback for Urubko, Bowie

Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are safe in camp...
February 6, 2020

Mingma G Aborts Winter K2

It's over for Mingma G's team on their winter...
February 5, 2020

Weather Clears on Broad Peak, Urubko on the Move

A sudden improvement in the weather was all that...
February 5, 2020

Breaking: Broad Peak Push aborted

Denis Urubko and his two teammates have retreated on...
February 1, 2020

Broad Peak: Urubko Reaches 7,000m

In a brief report today, Urubko cited "very hard...
January 31, 2020

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