The Karakoram 8,000'ers are quiet this season because of earlier India-Pakistan tensions. But a few small groups have just ...

Madsion Mountaineering has lauched an expedition in the Korakorum mountain range to climb K2, Broad Peak, and an unclimbed ...

K2, which straddles Pakistan and China in the Karakoram range, is regarded by mountaineers as far more challenging than Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

After a painful descent on frostbitten feet, the last survivor of the mountaineering disaster that killed 11 climbers on K2 reached base camp Tuesday as cloud and snow prevented a helicopter rescue.

Mountaineers have flocked to the base camp of the world's second highest mountain K2 located in Pakistan as the weather cleared.K2, known as Savage Mountain, has been receiving an increased number ...

British mountaineer Jake Meyer says the sheer steepness K2, the Savage Mountain, is critical to why it is considered more deadly than Mount Everest. ... Porters making their way to base camp on K2.

Trekking to K2’s base camp gives an alternative to the more commercialised Everest route in nearby Nepal, which sees 40,000 hikers annually compared to just 1,000 visitors here.