Nanga Parbat

tents against a dark grey mountain background

Pakistan Update: K2 Climbers Reach Base Camp

This topsy-turvy season, we have more information from alpine-style...
June 27, 2025
David Goettler checking the conditions on Nanga Parbat's Rupal Face.

Nanga Parbat: Climbers’ Positions on the Diamir and Rupal Faces

Rope fixers have begun securing the lower section of...
June 20, 2025
Daniele Nardi climbs hard winter ice during a 2013 attempt on the Mummery Rib.

A History of Climbing on Nanga Parbat’s Diamir Face

Denis Urubko and Maria Cardell are in Pakistan to...
June 13, 2025
Climbers on a mixed setion of Nanga Parbat in 2001

Different Strokes on Nanga Parbat

Pakistan climbs this year will range from attempts at...
June 11, 2025
David Goettler on the summit of baruntse in a foggy day, with ice axe in the snow and rope.

David Goettler on Modern Alpinism, Xenon, and His Upcoming Climb of Nanga Parbat

David Goettler is on his way to Nanga Parbat...
June 10, 2025
Cardell peers out from a tent pitched in a mountain slope, with no snow, at sunset.

Nanga Parbat: Quieter Than Usual But not Empty

Those climbers who didn't cancel their plans when the...
June 9, 2025
Denis Urubko and Maria Cardell inside a tent with sunglasses on.

Urubko Prepares for Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat

A small number of alpine-style teams in Pakistan are...
June 3, 2025
Nanga parbat on a sunny day.

Polish Team to Attempt Nanga Parbat in September

A strong Polish team is preparing to climb Nanga...
August 16, 2024
Selena in front of a rock wall, with sunglasses and nose protector.

Nanga Parbat: 15-Year-Old Climber Again Raises Concerns

Jousaf Khawaja of Pakistan and his 15-year-old daughter Selena...
July 14, 2024
Druelle with a cap in a mountain area.

Vadim Druelle Bags FKT on Nanga Parbat: 15h 15min

Going without bottled oxygen, Vadim Druelle of France climbed...
July 11, 2024
Anna looking back in light mountain clothes

No Summit For Nanga Parbat Skiers

Anna Tybor of Poland and Tom Lafaille of France...
July 11, 2024
Nanga parbat on a sunny day.

Nanga Parbat: First Summits

The commercial climbing season in Pakistan has kicked off...
July 10, 2024
Nanga Parbat Base Camp on the Diamir side of the mountain,

Nanga Parbat: Some Stay, Some Leave, As Weather Stalls Attempts

Relentless bad weather has caused some climbers to abandon...
July 6, 2024
David Goettler, left, and Mike Arnold.

No Summit on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat

After a long silence, news finally came from the...
July 1, 2024
Vedrines smiles while holding his paraglide over one shoulder.

Pakistan Update: K2, Nanga Parbat

Benjamin Vedrines has had time to acclimatize with a...
June 26, 2024
Arnold heads up a snowy ramp with kis on his backpack.

More Skiers on Nanga Parbat; David Goettler Changes Partners

David Goettler is still waiting for good weather on...
June 24, 2024
Goettler looks up and Arnold sits by the tent's gate on a snowy mountain camp

Goettler Returns to Nanga Parbat For Fourth Alpine-Style Attempt

David Goettler has returned to Pakistan's Nanga Parbat with...
June 18, 2024
Nanga Parbat covered in snow and some clouds

Nanga Parbat Season Begins

Anna Tybor and Tom Lafaille are currently the only...
June 10, 2024
A truck on a dirt road in a mountain area.

First Climbers Reach Nanga Parbat

The spring season in Nepal has just ended, but...
May 31, 2024
The old leather boot on a stone in Base Camp.

Gunther Messner’s Second Boot Returns to Reinhold

Reinhold Messner has finally received the second boot of...
March 22, 2024
two climbers squatting on the top completely covered in down suits and face masks.

Winter Nanga Parbat: Bittersweet Anniversary

Eight years ago today, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Alex Txikon,...
February 26, 2024
The group pose with a company banner in front of their yellow personal tents, in a cloudy day.

Karakoram: Weather Improving but Mountains Not Yet Ready

The good weather settling in today or tomorrow coincides...
July 12, 2023
Vielmo, with snow goggles and red hooded down jacket, holds a withe cloth with a message on a high place, clouds both below and above him.

Nanga Parbat: Mario Vielmo, Juan Pablo Toro Describe What Happened

Shortly after we published our latest story about Nanga...
July 11, 2023
Nanga Parbat under a cloudy sky.

The Inside Story of Nanga Parbat’s Summit Chaos

Last week's rescue of Azif Bhatti by Israfil Ashurli...
July 10, 2023

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