Winter 8000ers

Poles Postpone Winter K2 Expedition; Rumors Fly

Yesterday, the Polish expedition to winter K2 was postponed...
Alex Txikon

Txikon Interview, Part II: What Really Happened to Nardi and Ballard

The most-discussed aspect of Alex Txikon's winter K2 expedition...
Basque (Spanish) Alex Txikon on winter K2

Exclusive: Alex Txikon on a Troubled K2 Winter Base Camp

Alex Txikon has both done a lot and has...

Weekend Warm-up: The Denis Urubko Story

"I was eating something from the rubbish, I was...
Alex Txikon team member above 7,000 meters on winter k2, March 17, 2019

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

[video width="640" height="352" mp4="https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/24004614/VID-20190317-WA0011.mp4"][/video] As it often does, the wind...

K2: One More Day to the Bottleneck, Two to the Summit

[video width="640" height="352" mp4="https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/24004617/VID-20190316-WA0006.mp4"][/video] Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa and Cheppal...
Basque (Spanish) Alex Txikon on winter K2

Winter K2: A Two-Day Window for Climbers

"Camp 2 here, Camp 2 here, already in the...
Alex Txikon on winter K2

Breaking News: Winter K2 Summit Push is ON

Hoping to beat both the conditions and the approaching...

Gone but Not Forgotten: Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard

"It was the most extraordinary human and alpinist experience...

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