Karakorum

K2: The Fallen Five

Despite the successful first winter summit of K2 earlier...
February 7, 2021

K2: Second Helicopter Search Finds Nothing

A second helicopter search has found no sign of...
February 7, 2021

K2: Final Summit Push Has Begun!

Last night at K2 Base Camp, everyone went to...
February 1, 2021

Pastori Peak: Search For Alex Goldfarb’s Remains Ends

All efforts to retrieve the body of Alex Goldfarb...
January 28, 2021

K2: Video of Nepalis’ First Footsteps on the Summit

Nirmal Purja has shared a much-awaited video of the...
January 24, 2021

K2: Sadparas, Snorri on the Move

Pakistan’s Ali and Sajid Sadpara, and Icelander John Snorri...
January 23, 2021

K2: More Summit Attempts Begin

A week after the first winter ascent of K2,...
January 23, 2021

A High-Risk Mission To Retrieve Alex Goldfarb’s Remains

Four highly experienced Pakistani climbers landed earlier today at...
January 20, 2021

K2: Is The Style Debate Unfair?

Before last weekend's first winter ascent of K2, some...
January 19, 2021

Alex Goldfarb Found Dead on Pastori Peak

Everyone's worst fears have sadly been confirmed for Russian-American...
January 18, 2021

K2 Area Search: Signs of Missing Climber Spotted Amid Crevasses

Two helicopters left Skardu at nine this morning to...
January 18, 2021

Updated: Climber Missing on Trekking Peak Near K2

Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb is currently missing on a...
January 17, 2021

K2: All Summiters Back in Base Camp

All 10 Nepali climbers are now safely back at...
January 17, 2021

K2: Two Summiters Safely Back in Base Camp; Others Rest in C3

As eight members of the successful summit team recuperated...
January 17, 2021

K2: First Summit Photo

We now have the first winter K2 summit photo,...
January 17, 2021

K2: It’s All Over For Carlos Garranzo

After a long night of vomiting, and now with...
January 12, 2021

K2: Chaos at Camp 2

After a week at Base Camp waiting for the...
January 10, 2021
The west face of GAsgerbrum IV shining in the evening light.

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #6: Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

As we saw yesterday, some aim to climb the...
December 26, 2020

K2 Gong Show Continues

“The commercialization of alpinism consists of selling extraordinary first...
December 18, 2020

K2 Expedition Hits Winter; Small Teams to Shimshal, Langtang

John Snorri and the Sadparas are already experiencing the...
December 3, 2020

More Skiers Head Off-Piste to Winter Karakorum

The mini-boom in winter ski mountaineering in the Karakorum...
November 30, 2020

Winter K2: From Savage to Crowded?

While the prospect of a winter K2 expedition was...
November 17, 2020

The New Alpinism: Sani Pakush

The old days when 8,000m was a reliable yardstick...
October 30, 2020

Update on Winter Broad Peak

Russian-American Alex Goldfarb and Hungarian Zoltan Szlanko entered the...
October 27, 2020

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