Pakistan

Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush range.

Free Permits for Tirich Mir in 2024-25

Overlooking the town of Chitral in Pakistan, Tirich Mir's...
April 1, 2024
a mountaineer overlooks a cloudy precipice

Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain

New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
March 30, 2024
Close shot of txikon in dim light, with Ama Dablam rising behind him under a mauve sky.

Winter Preview: Txikon to Annapurna, Urubko Trains For Mystery Goal

Three weeks before the beginning of the winter climbing...
November 9, 2023
Kei Narita, Yudai Suzuki and Yuu Nishida on the summit of 6,400m Ghamubar Zom V.

Japanese Trio Make First Ascent of 6,400m Ghamubar Zom V

On their second try, Yudai Suzuki, Kei Narita, and...
September 23, 2023
Sharphu VI

Japanese Teams Attempting Unclimbed 6,000’ers

Piolet d'Or winner Yasuhiro Hanatani is leading a Japanese...
September 14, 2023
The view from Charles Dubouloz's tent up on K7.

K7: Dubouloz and Livingstone Reflect on a Difficult Climb

This past summer, we covered Jeff and Priti Wright's...
September 13, 2023
Bru Busom, left, and Marc Toralles on the Northwest II summit of Saraghrar.

Catalan Team Repeats 1982 Route on Saraghrar

Ten days ago, the Spanish foursome of Marc Toralles,...
August 1, 2023
the climbers pose in tshirts and sunglasses on a wide fluvial valley with mountains in background.

Ogre I Team Goes for the East Pillar

Italians Matteo della Bordella and Francois Cazzanelli, French Silvan...
July 20, 2023
The Saraghrar group, showing the southwest pillar, which a 1982 Catalan party climbed to the summit ridge.

Saraghrar Team Start Summit Push

Bad weather has kept Marc Toralles, Bru Busom, Guillem...
July 20, 2023
Latok II.

Spanish Pair Returns to Latok II

Marc Subirana and Miquel Mas from Spain are going...
July 18, 2023
A climber looks to snowy peaks from a flat snow ridge.

Muchu Chhish: Czech-Norwegian ‘Race’ Will End Up as an All-Czech Show

This year, two teams showed up to attempt the...
July 12, 2023
top down view of a hemeted climber on a rocky peak

Climbers Touch Thajiwas Summit for First Time in 78 Years, But Urgent Rescue Ensues

The last time anyone stood atop Jammu and Kashmir’s...
July 10, 2023
snowy view of Spantik

Muchu Chhish: A Ski Descent and a Close Call

After acclimatizing on Spantik, the Czech team is ready...
July 4, 2023
The impressive Ogre massif, its rocky spires rising from the heavily crevassed glacier.

Why Do Alpine-Style Teams Prefer Pakistan to Nepal?

This past spring, all expeditions on 8,000'ers followed the...
June 30, 2023
The massif of Saraghrar.

Spanish Team Head To 7,338m Saraghrar In Hindu Kush

It is turning into an interesting season in Pakistan...
June 21, 2023
Kazuya Hiraide (left) and Kenro Nakajima.

Hiraide and Nakajima Head To Tirich Mir’s Unexplored North Face

Powerhouse duo Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima of Japan...
June 19, 2023
Trango towers.

Pakistan: Summit Push on Trango II; K2 Season Approaching

Eneko Pou, Iker Pou, and Fay Manners don't give...
June 14, 2023
Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows.

Pakistan: Czechs to Attempt Unclimbed Muchu Chhish, Pou Brothers Halted On Great Trango

An update on all the alpine action in Pakistan,...
June 12, 2023
Great Trango Tower, June 2023

Pakistan: Pou Brothers on Great Trango, Urubko to Gasherbrum

A short roundup of alpine action in Pakistan, including...
June 8, 2023
Eneko Pou, Iker Pou, and Fay Manners after opening "The Pretty, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Waiting for Great Trango: A Second Short Route Opened

Eneko and Iker Pou, Fay Manners, and Andres Marin...
June 5, 2023
David Klein in yellow on the left, and Bence Kerekes taking a photo with Pakistani militars. Istor-O-Nal is close to the Pakistani-Afghan border.

Hungarian Pair to Attempt 3rd-Highest Peak in Hindu Kush

Hungarians David Klein and Bence Kerekes have arrived in...
June 1, 2023
6,286m Great Trango Tower.

Trango: Morrison’s Team Leaves, Another Group Arrives

As we reported earlier, Jim Morrison, Christina Lusti, and...
May 15, 2023

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