Winter 8000ers

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...

K2: The Clock Ticks Against The Team

John Snorri's home team in Iceland suggests that the...

K2: Climbers Behind Schedule, Racing to Beat the Weather

John Snorri and the two Sadparas have been too...

K2: More Summit Attempts Begin

A week after the first winter ascent of K2,...

K2: The Eyewitness to Sergi Mingote’s Fatal Fall Reveals What Happened

In an interview with Desnivel, the Spanish climbing magazine,...

A Polar Traveler Looks at Winter K2

Although I've lived in the Canadian Rockies for over...

The Latest From K2, Manaslu, and Pastori Peak

Strong winds have swept away the clouds on Manaslu,...

K2 Summiters Leave Base Camp

A large Mi-17 Pakistani army helicopter has airlifted the...

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