K2 saw its first ascent in July 1954 ... they climbed the top section of the route in alpine style, without fixed routes or established camps. By June 27, Hall's seven-member team had set up ...

Hiraide finds affinity with peaks and routes that have been left unconquered ... Talking about his latest goal of conquering K2 by a new route, Hiraide said he felt overwhelmed by the compelling ...

the Catalan expedition and the first repeat of the magic line on K2, Himalaya. They too were there at Base Camp this year, and they didn't really care about the summit. Or rather, they weren't there ...

At 18:18 local time Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of K2. In doing so she has become the first woman in the world to climb all fourteen 8000m peaks without the use of ...