Nanga Parbat

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
Bhatti points to a peak in the distance while standing on a snow slope.

Update: Both Asif Bhatti, Israfil Ashurli Safely Down

Good news from Nanga Parbat. Asif Bhatti, stranded and...
July 6, 2023
the climbers and pilots (in olive green overalls) stand in front of the army chopper, at Skardu airport.

Nanga Parbat Rescue: Hardest Sections Ahead

Despite bad weather, rescuers are trying everything to rescue...
July 6, 2023
Ashurli dressed in high altitude jacket with the sun goggles on his forehead, holding an Azerbajiani flag on a high mountain place.

Nanga Parbat: Help Approaches, Ashurli’s Heroism

It is already dark on Nanga Parbat and there...
July 5, 2023
Route topo on a picture of the mountain.

Nanga Parbat: Descend or Die

Find a way to descend or die. Unless there...
July 5, 2023
a tent illuminated from the inside in front of Nanga parbat in the dawn's deeming light.

Nanga Parbat: Bhatti and Ashurli Reach Camp 3

Here is a brief update about the situation on...
July 4, 2023
A helicopter landed at the base of nanga parbat, with a group of people standing at its side, and the mountain in background with the summit area covered by a cloud.

Nanga Parbat Rescue Update: Bad Weather Grounds Helicopters

A fresh update from Nanga Parbat shows the situation...
July 4, 2023
Bhatti in waterproof shell jacket and helmet by a tent pitched on a steep rocky scree slope.

Ongoing Rescue On Nanga Parbat

The drama is ramping up on Nanga Parbat, where...
July 4, 2023
Polish climber Pawel Kopec has died of mountain sickness on Nanga Parbat.

Drama on Nanga Parbat: A Fatality and a Stranded Climber

The weather turned for the worse yesterday, creating a...
July 3, 2023

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