Among them is the deadly K2 , the world’s second tallest mountain, which boasts a terrifying death rate of more than 20%. Officials had previously planned to triple climbing fees, meaning ...

Climbers' harebrained endeavors to make risky first winter ascents of K2 were rife with ... formidable teams on the mountain were a six-man squad led by Nepali speed-climbing revelation Nirmal ...

We spoke with climber Nims Purja about climbing K2, his essential gear ... I'm very excited for Cho Oyu because that’s the last mountain and I would like to open the route from the Nepal ...

Climbing K2's Abruzzi Spur. Photo ... mountaineers all over the world who were waiting for confirmation about the mountain royalty fees for 2025," PATO member Ali Saltoro of Alpine Adventure ...

After losing his longtime climbing partner ... his latest goal of conquering K2 by a new route, Hiraide said he felt overwhelmed by the compelling power of the mountain when he went on a ...

one must underline the difficulty in understanding the turn of events and the task of giving a name to all those missing and dead on K2. At the time of going to press there is still no precise ...

At 18:18 local time Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of K2. In doing so she has become the first ... To reach the top of the second highest mountain in the world the alpinists ...