One of the most popular movies about mountain climbing, Vertical Limit was the most notable film in the genre for years. When a team of climbers becomes trapped on K2, a small rescue crew is sent ...

K2 is known as the ‘Savage Mountain ... The first 2,000 ft. of climbing passes through mixed terrain with rock, ice, and snow. • Camp 2 (21,982 ft.) ...

Kristin Harila conquered Everest, K2 and 12 other peaks above 8,000m in a non-stop expedition in three countries in half the time of the previous record-holder.

K2 K2 stands 28,251 ft. making it the second highest mountain in the world, just 778 ft. shorter than Mt. Everest. K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, or C ...

A Japanese equipment supplier on Aug. 22 concluded that two representatives of the company died after slipping and falling for more than a kilometer on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

Two elite mountaineers have died on K2. Kazuya Hiraide, 45, and Kenro Nakajima, 39, fell from approximately 24,500 ft. on the mountain's West Face.

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 ...

No more group fees During 2023 and 2024, K2 climbing permits were granted collectively to […] Two years ago, we reported that royalty fees to climb K2 had increased for the first time in 20 ...

For avid mountaineers around the world, K2 represents the true peak of climbing challenges. The world's second-tallest mountain after Mount Everest, K2 is widely regarded as a more difficult and ...

On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable ...

Naperville’s Lucy Westlake is on a mission to break another mountain climbing record this summer — and maybe change the world as well. The 19-year-old said in an email this week that she plans ...