Category : Winter 8000ers

Updated: Who is Really Going for Winter K2 This Season?

Angela Benavides

04/12/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Two months ago, it seemed that K2 would be busier than ever this winter. But the main players are still waffling for a variety of reasons. ...

Moro and Lunger Aim For Gasherbrum Traverse

Angela Benavides

28/11/2019

Winter 8000ers

Mountaineering heavyweight Simone Moro has announced his winter 8,000m plans. In mid-December, he and partner Tamara Lunger will return to t...

Denis Urubko: The Man of Few Words Opens Up

Angela Benavides

21/11/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

For the last 15 years, Denis Urubko has become a legend among the climbing community. His remarkable strength and endurance have allowed him...

An Icefall Doctor Makes his Move

Angela Benavides

12/11/2019

8000ers Everest Winter 8000ers

He was there when Alex Txikon fought with the hellish cold of winter K2. He ventured in the menacing Khumbu Icefall, finding his way among g...

Winter K2 Preview: Between Mountain Excellence and Commercialization

Angela Benavides

11/09/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Winter K2 has become the great unsolved problem of the Himalaya. As such, it has caught the attention of those wishing to "conquer" the ulti...

Poles Postpone Winter K2 Expedition; Rumors Fly

Angela Benavides

07/05/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Yesterday, the Polish expedition to winter K2 was postponed until 2020-21. Following this official announcement was a totally unofficial –- ...

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

Angela Benavides

15/04/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

The most-discussed aspect of Alex Txikon's winter K2 expedition did not even take place on that mountain. It was the search-and-rescue opera...

Exclusive: Alex Txikon on a Troubled K2 Winter Base Camp

Angela Benavides

11/04/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Alex Txikon has both done a lot and has a lot to say. In the last 90 days, he has launched a serious attempt on winter K2, managed a nerve-w...

Weekend Warm-up: The Denis Urubko Story

Ash Routen

23/03/2019

8000ers Adventure Films Winter 8000ers

"I was eating something from the rubbish, I was sleeping on the street. And it broke me a lot." -- Denis Urubko Denis Urubko, enigma of t...

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

Angela Benavides

17/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

As it often does, the wind ultimately decided success or failure in the mountains. Today, Alex Txikon, Pansang and Chappal Sherpa waited...

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