ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The last survivor of the deadliest mountaineering disaster to hit K2 limped into base camp with frostbitten feet Tuesday, but thick clouds threatened to keep him on the mountain ...

This topsy-turvy season, we have more information from alpine-style teams -- usually a reticent bunch -- than from the 8,000m commercial teams. Possible summits may have occurred on Nanga Parbat, but ...

Italian Marco Confortola was stranded on the world’s second highest peak after an ice fall nearly four days ago.After a painful descent on frostbitten feet, the last survivor of the mountaineering ...

Nine years ago, Yolo Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson fulfilled a lifelong dream of viewing Mount Everest from a nearby mountaintop. He returned to that part of the world this summer to hike to ...

In the shadow of Karakoram’s most famous peak you’ll find trails through granite-walled gorges, alpine meadows, and glacial ...

Question: Can you recommend an expedition company which leads a trip to the K2 base camp in Pakistan? Is this a more difficult trek than the Everest base camp? Many thanks. Adventure Adviser: The most ...

After a bone-shaking ride through the saw-toothed peaks of northern Pakistan, we find that floodwaters have wiped away the ...

"It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you," American alpinist George Bell said of 8,611m K2. Bell was speaking in 1953, after he and his climbing partners nearly died while attempting the first ...