Given a possible weather delay, the climbers currently heading for the summit of K2 could reach it during the third week of August. That would become the mountain's first August summits since 2011, ...

This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and ...

Climbers from the Imagine Nepal and Alpinist Climber Expeditions (ACE) teams have set off toward the summit of K2, all the way from Camp 3. "Today we climbed to 7,900m and back to Camp 3," Mingma G ...

If you’re keen to visit the iconic Karakoram mountain range, now might be the time, as Pakistan officials have delayed a move to triple climbing fees until at least 2026. The towering Karakoram ...

Female mountain climbers face more obstacles than men when climbing the Himalayan mountain K2, but they choose to do so anyway for the thrill it provides, according to Jennifer Jordan, a journalist ...

A lifestyle full of suffering isn’t something most people seek, but it is now a weekly regimen for University senior Bob Pool, who is hoping to become the youngest person to ever reach the summit of ...

I could never be a mountaineer. I lose my breath climbing to the top of Yates and constantly second guess my decision to attempt the ascent. While I remain content at low altitudes, certain people ...

The premise of K2, a play about two men trapped on a ledge at 27,000 feet on the side of the world’s second highest mountain with little chance of them both living through it together, is one that few ...

BOULDER, Colorado “-Boulder’s Fabrizio Zangrilli has spent 13 years guiding climbers to the top of the world’s highest peaks. Later this month, the accomplished alpinist will lead 10 select clients on ...

John Roskelley, a man who last year at the age of 53 ran the 7.5-mile Bloomsday course in a time of 47:50, doesn't do lunch. He hates wasting time. He's also not especially fond of slackers, hacks, ...