All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

A 33-year old woman froze to death while pushing for the mountain’s summit with her 36-year old boyfriend and climbing partner. With few details, the death remains a mystery and authorities will ...

Winter-sport athletes have gathered here annually since 1931 to barrel down the steep mountain trail at top speeds of roughly 87 mph—all fighting for the fastest time within milliseconds of ...

Towering 8,611m and reaching into the heavens like a snowcapped pyramid, K2 is the world's second-tallest mountain (topped only by Everest) and arguably the hardest to climb. In Peak Danger ...

With quarterback Haynes King and a lot of other experienced players returning, a solid transfer portal class incoming, and one of the program's best-ever recruiting classes, the Yellow Jackets ...

The Irish Red Cross ambassador has just reached K2 base camp in Pakistan ahead of his attempt to climb the world’s second highest mountain. Kilcornan man Ger McDonnell died in August 2008 on K2 ...

"There remains an ever-increasing interest by 'climbers' from across the globe to attempt to summit the highest mountain in the world." Meyer, who compares the costs of climbing Everest to "buying ...

The Summit, directed by Nick Ryan, is the story of the worst disaster on the world’s second highest mountain, when Ger McDonnel from Kilcornan and ten other climbers died on K2 in August 2008.