But the awesome challenge of climbing K2 inspires the most experienced climbers. Elite alpinist Benny Lieber, a team leader on the Madison Mountaineering K2 Team recently checked in: “K2 is a ...

K2, often nicknamed "The Savage Mountain," is so treacherous that, as of August 2022, approximately 700 people have reached the summit, Climbing magazine reports. So far, at least 91 people have ...

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 ...

Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila pushed back against claims that she and members of her climbing team left porter Mohammad Hassan to die on K2 as they pursued a new world record last month ...

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 ...

By climbing K2 that day, they became the world's fastest climbers, scaling the world's 14 highest mountains in 92 days. Harila rejected any responsibility for the death of the porter, ...

Garrett led the first successfully ‘guided’ ascents of K2 in 2014, 2018 and 2021. Safe climbing to Garrett and the team as they move up K2. Published Jul 25, 2024. JOHN WAECHTER.