The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spring season on Mount Everest, Lhotse, and ...

While several climbers have already returned to K2 Base Camp after summiting over the weekend, other teams topped out a little later and are still on the mountain. All climbed via the normal Abruzzi ...

The summit push on GII was aborted due to bad conditions, and the expectations for Broad Peak and K2 are equally discouraging. However, a few stubborn climbers are willing to wait for a possible ...

A Chinese climber has died after being struck by falling rocks while descending K2 in northern Pakistan, a day after she summited the peak. Authorities are working to recover the body of Guan Jing, ...

In the shadow of Karakoram’s most famous peak you’ll find trails through granite-walled gorges, alpine meadows, and glacial ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a ...

GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from the world’s second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. Guan Jing ...