Mountaineering

Gasherbrum I: A Climber’s Guide

  Spanish climber and 14x8,000m summiter Ferran Latorre describes the...

No Go on Biarchedi I

The relentless bad weather in the Karakorum has spelled...

A 12-Year-Old Girl Will Try to Climb Broad Peak

A local Pakistani girl aims to become the youngest...

Pakistan: Camp 1 on Gasherbrum I

Climbers have reached Base Camp by the Gasherbrums, and...

Pakistan: Summit Push on Biarchedi I

K2 teams are approaching Base Camp and bad weather...

All-Nepali K2 Expedition Arrives in Pakistan

Two weeks ago, Pakistan relaxed its ban against Nepali...

Sajid Sadpara on his Return to K2 and What Happened Up There

Last week, we wrote how a number of climbers...

Biarchedi I: Exploring a New Route

There is no straightforward line of ascent on Biarchedi...

K2: Who Will Fix The Ropes, and Who Will Use Them?

The first staff members of Mirza Ali's commercial expedition...

Pakistan: Blizzard Delays Action

Climbers are either on their way to Pakistan or...

Chinese Climbers All Stranded in Kathmandu

Thirty Chinese climbers, including a woman who set a...

Yosemite Triple Crown in Less Than a Day

Last week, Jordon Cannon and Scott Bennett completed the...

Chantel Astorga Solos Cassin Ridge on Denali

On June 14, Chantel Astorga made a solo ascent...

Alaska Roundup: Accidents and Summits on Denali

After a year off in 2020, this year has...
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The Most Dangerous Places in the UK

Some of the most popular UK trails for walkers,...

Pakistan Roundup: Who’s Doing What, and Where, This Summer

As teams converge on Pakistan, we've learned of more...

K2: Looking for Answers

This summer, filmmaker Oswald Rodrigo Pereira has returned to...

Manaslu: It’s Harder Than Ever Now

In late 2019, ExplorersWeb revealed an uncomfortable truth about...

Broad Peak: A Climber’s Guide

Billi Bierling of the Himalayan Database describes the normal...

Newcomers’ Guide: How to Climb the Seven Summits

Want to give the Seven Summits a try? What...

Pakistan: Uncertain Flights, Secret Plans, and Stomach Bugs

For the increasing number of climbers aiming to double...

Horia Colibasanu on “The Toughest Climb of My Life”

Horia Colibasanu spoke to ExplorersWeb this week about his...

Pakistan: Roundup of Summer Expeditions

After the disappointing season in Nepal, teams currently heading...

Time for Pakistan: Local Guides to Lead K2 Teams for the First Time

Some weeks ago, Mingma Gyalge Sherpa of Imagine Nepal...

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