Among them is the deadly K2 , the world’s second tallest mountain, which boasts a terrifying death rate of more than 20%. Officials had previously planned to triple climbing fees, meaning ...

Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world, has been challenging to early expeditions due to broad crevasses and icy ...

A Japanese equipment supplier on Aug. 22 concluded that two representatives of the company died after slipping and falling for more than a kilometer on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

Anything over that, you really risk heading to a memorial at the bottom of the mountain. That's why on K2, I was worried about our team. Our team's summit was 16 hours. You know, when I'm looking ...

Thirty years ago Julie Tullis became the first British woman to reach the summit of the Himalayan mountain K2, the second highest mountain in the world and one of the most challenging for climbers.

A Port Dickson-born adventurer became the first South-East Asian to summit the world’s second-highest peak, K2, a deadly mountain that some think makes Everest looks like child’s play.

the Catalan expedition and the first repeat of the magic line on K2, Himalaya. They too were there at Base Camp ... Manel De La Matta has gone forever, due to an "illness apparently not related to the ...

With this K2 success Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner becomes the first woman ... To reach the top of the second highest mountain in the world the alpinists arrived at Base Camp at the start of July and after ...