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 ...

This article uncovers the highest mountains in Asia and their breathtaking altitudes, with the Himalayas' peaks dominating ...

Sitting on the border between China and Pakistan, K2 is a perfect pyramid that pierces through the clouds. It looks like a kid's drawing of a mountain...but this terrifying peak is anything but ...

At 8,611 meters, K2 is second in height to Mount Everest but ... describes ascending an unclimbed route on an 8,000-meter peak as “unimaginably difficult.” “The body’s functions ...

According to the company, the two were climbing an unexplored route on the west face of K2, an 8,611-meter-high peak in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan on July 27. They had passed the 7,500-meter ...

The news is just in: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner has reached the summit of K2. The Austrian mountaineer stood on top of the 8611m peak at 18:18 local Pakistan time, and shortly afterwards she was joined by ...

Here's some good news for climbers planning to visit the Karakoram this year. Pakistan's threat to triple permit prices is on hold until at least 2026.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, an Austrian-born mountaineer, became the first woman to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks without the help of oxygen or porters.

He will become the first South African to reach the summit of the Annapurna, which should be between April 20 and 25, weather permitting.

What they don’t know is that they’re searching for a path down K2 that no longer exists. Some will risk it all to climb down in total darkness, while others wait out the night on K2’s slopes.