After losing his longtime climbing partner in an accident in Hokkaido in 2015, Hiraide is now plotting to conquer K2, the world’s second highest peak, by a new route up the west face with a new ...

So far, there is nothing concrete. Although many climbers are currently descending K2’s normal route after summiting, it is doubtful if any of them could take part in such a technically ...

Both of them had items with the BASK logo.” The four Siberians came to K2 in the summer of 2006 to climb the Abruzzi Route.

the Catalan expedition and the first repeat of the magic line on K2, Himalaya. They too were there at Base Camp ... Jordi Coromina's success - the summit at midnight on 17 August, the first repeat of ...

He said that the pair aimed for a route up the middle of K2’s west face, a path no one had attempted due to its extreme difficulty. However, another team has previously ascended a route along ...