Gasherbrum

K2 on a bright day with a porter in Base Camp in front of the mountain.

Surprise Summit Push on K2, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums

Waiting in the Karakoram has ended: An optimistic new...
Climbers on a spiky, snowy summit in a foggy day.

Pakistan: Gasherbrums On Hold, Koreans Summit an Unclimbed 6,000’er

The Karakoram weather is currently unstable, so climbers are...
Climbers in a high camp full of fresh snow with the pyramidal summit of Gasherbrum II in background.

Gasherbrum II Summits

Once again, EliteExped and Imagine Nepal teams worked together...
Close shot of Purja speaking on the radio from a snowy slope, peaks in background.

Sherpas Lead Second Summit Push on Gasherbrum II

After a failed summit attempt last weekend, some Gasherbrum...
Climbers' headlamps march toward a summit in the night, from a group of tents.

Gasherbrum II Summit Push Aborted

Chest-deep fresh snow and high avalanche risk have forced...
A sherpa by some tents on a steep slope on K2.

Blue Skies Spark Karakoram Summit Rush; GII Summits Tonight, K2 Next Week

Everyone in the Karakoram is taking advantage of the...
Tents lit up in different colors on a glacier at night.

Gasherbrum II Summit Push Begins

Gasherbrum II climbers are on their way up. They...
Two climbers with helmets on smile at the camera, a snow slope leading to a col behind them.

No-O2 Climbers Challenge Pakistan’s 8,000m Peaks

It is a quieter summer than usual in Pakistan,...
Some tents at the foot of a snowy Nanga Parbat, in a sunny day.

Climbers Adapt to a Warmer Karakoram

Because of climate change, many climbers in Pakistan are...
wo climbers sitting on a snowy summit.

Strong Duo to Attempt Rare Traverse of Gasherbrum I

In early July, Ales Cesen of Slovenia and Lukas...
Two climbers in the night, heading up a steep snow ramp at the light of their headlamps.

Karakoram Weather Foils Gasherbrum IV Attempts

The terrible conditions in the Karakoram have ended the...
K2 wrapped in clouds and two climbers walking towards it from the glacier at the base.

Weather Window Approaches on K2, Broad Peak — Too Late?

The summit push on GII was aborted due to...
A climber with a headlamp on a snow ramp, clouds below him.

Summit Push on Gasherbrum II, Tensions on Broad Peak

Time is running out for climbers on the Karakoram...
A climber descending down a mixed ramp in cloudy weather.

Major Storms Hit the Karakoram, Upending Climbing, Trekking

Bad weather has thwarted all attempts to reach the...
Adib Bahig of Hunza, one of yesterday's summits on Gasherbrum I.

Summits on Gasherbrum I

Several teams summited Gasherbrum I on Sunday from 11...
Gasherbrum I in the distance, with the broken glacier in front.

Summit Push Plans on Gasherbrums, Uncertainty on Broad Peak

With the rope-fixing work stalled on K2 and Broad...
Pierre Gevaux flying from Gasherbrum II in 1985.

40th Anniversary of First Paragliding Descent From an 8,000m Summit

On July 11, 1985, Pierre Gevaux made the first...
A sign noting danger of rock slides on a trail in the Karakoram.

No Go: Heat Ruins Attempt on Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

Too dry to climb has become a theme among...
Gasherbrum IV.

Italians Target Gasherbrum IV’s Unrepeated Bonatti-Mauri Route

An Italian team is attempting an alpine-style climb of...
Close shot of climbers in a summit in a cloudy day.

Elite French Duo to Attempt Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer are teaming...
The climbers lays on a bed and a doctor standing by his side checks some radiographies

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Airlifted

Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov are finally at a...
Gasherbrum IV in a windy day

Gasherbrum IV Rescue: Stranded Climbers Helped Down to ABC

Rescuers reached Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov this morning...
maze or seracs and crevasses on Gasherbrum IV

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Fight for Their Lives

On Gasherbrum IV, two injured climbers are struggling to...
the climbers at Skardu airport

Another Tragedy on Gasherbrum IV: Nilov Presumed Dead, Two Injured, Call for Help

A falling serac struck a group of Russian climbers...

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