Winter 8000ers

Breaking: Colin O’Brady Turns Back on K2

American adventurer Colin O'Brady put in it a good...

K2: Complications From Crowds, Bad Ropes

Difficulties are adding up for the climbers, who have...

K2: Away They Go…But Lunger Descending?

K2 climbers have already snatched a few slim hours...

Summit Night on K2: Links to the Climbers’ Trackers

In the next 24 hours, first-hand news from climbers...

Breaking: Pasang Norbu Aims to Set New K2 Speed Record

The Nepalis are not yet done with K2! In...

K2: The Moment of Truth

The next 48 hours will be crucial on K2....

Manaslu: 6,650m Reached Via a New Line

All Manaslu climbers are back in Base Camp after...

K2 Update: 7 Climbers Give Up, Return to Base Camp

Seven Summit Treks has released the names of seven...

K2: Mohr and Lunger at 7,000m; Everyone Else in Camp 2

The last men in Base Camp, John Snorri and...

Manaslu: Route to Camp 3 Re-Opened

The work done in the last few days by...

K2: Away They Go; Some Already Behind Schedule

There are 27 climbers, including Sherpas, currently heading for...

K2: Final Summit Push Has Begun!

Last night at K2 Base Camp, everyone went to...

K2: New Summit Push Looms

K2 climbers have waited in Base Camp for over...

Manaslu: Reinforcements on the Way — But Not Purja

The Manaslu climbers are in temporary limbo after a...

K2: Exclusive Interview With John Snorri

Everybody is suffering from the long wait in K2...

Manaslu: Impassable Crevasse Forces Search for Alternate Route

A gigantic bergschrund has halted the Manaslu climbers at...

Pastori Peak: Search For Alex Goldfarb’s Remains Ends

All efforts to retrieve the body of Alex Goldfarb...

Manaslu Update: Crevasse Thwarts Alpine Style Bid; More on Purja

This has been an extraordinarily dry winter throughout the...

Manaslu Teams In Camp 1…Will Nirmal Purja Join Them?

All climbers have left Manaslu Base Camp for Camp...

K2: Fake News and Good News

In the Karakorum, no news is not necessarily good...

Nepalis on Manaslu: Yes, We’re Going Alpine Style

Teams on Manaslu are stuck in Base Camp because...

K2: Climbers Retreat to Base Camp

The weather window was just too short, the speed...

K2: Video of Nepalis’ First Footsteps on the Summit

Nirmal Purja has shared a much-awaited video of the...

K2: Fake News Creates Confusion About Summit Team

John Snorri and the Sadparas are safely in their...

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