K2 is dubbed the King of Mountains for its sheer difficulty and high climbing death rate. Climbing K2 is a complex process, but several key moments in the journey stand out. Climbers must conquer ...

Fuelled by loss, injury and jelly beans, Kirsty Mack tells of how she conquered the world's second-highest peak.

Several climbing expeditions have retreated form K2, the second highest mountian in the world, due to hazardous conditions. Several climbers died on the mountian this season.

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 to ...

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens ...

Two years ago, we reported that royalty fees to climb K2 had increased for the first time in 20 years. At the time, it was good news. However, the whopping new increase announced for 2025 may have ...

Two Dutch adventurers who survived a deadly ice avalanche that killed 11 other climbers on K2, the world's second highest mountain, were airlifted to a Pakistani hospital Monday, the team's spokesman ...

Industry insiders say another major reason for cancellations is the government's sharp increase in climbing fees. The ...

Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first to ski from Everest’s summit to Base Camp without supplemental oxygen, setting a new mountaineering record.

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens ...