This picture of Alex Gavan in July 2019 shows K2 in the background Two European mountaineers embark this week on a bitterly cold, week-long trek to reach base camp on the world's second highest ...

“I want to see with my own eyes what lies in the gaps in the map ... of conquering K2 by a new route, Hiraide said he felt overwhelmed by the compelling power of the mountain when he went ...

For any elite mountaineer reaching the summits of the world 14 independent mountains above 8000 meters is a monumental ...

But Everest is 820 feet (250 m) higher than the next highest mountain, K2. "This perhaps hints that something interesting is going on," Smith said. GPS data shows Everest is growing at a rate of ...

The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has issued a notification detailing new fees for mountaineering and trekking permits, including a significant hike in the cost of permits for climbing K2.

These are a beast in the park and have plenty of backbone for jibbing all over the mountain too. “The K2 Omen is a very nice park ski. With the 96 underfoot it is very good for getting technical on ...

Between April 13th and October 2nd, he would summit 10 more mountains. Mt. K2 is on his ledger three times, as he also accomplished that feat on January 16th, 2021 and July 22nd, 2022 in addition ...

A 33-year-old woman climber successfully scaled Mt Shishapangma in Tibet this morning, becoming the first Nepali female to successfully climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m. According to Mingma Sherpa ...

The 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) once again showcased the best of the brewing world, awarding 326 medals to 273 ...

She earlier climbed Mt Everest (8,848.86 m) in 2012 at the age of 21. She has already climbed Mt K2 (8,611 m), the second highest peak in 2014. Other eight-thousanders she climbed include Mt. Cho Oyu, ...

Besides Mt Everest, he has also conquered Mt K2, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, and Manaslu. Fill in some text Last year, he successfully scaled Mt Everest for the 27th and 28th times in the same season.