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, ...

After a difficult climbing season on K2 comes to a close, tragedy has struck again. The late-spring season was already marred by tragic death, challenging climbing conditions, and very few successful ...

In May 1996, eight climbers died on the harsh slopes of Mt. Everest when a ferocious storm blew in without warning. The events captivated the world in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and ...

About halfway through the megabudget mountain climbing adventure Vertical Limit, even the most rugged, thrill-hungry fans of disaster movies may find themselves going numb. Not from the howling ...

Climbing season has begun in the Korakorum mountian range, and Madison Mountaineering's expedition, led by Terray Sylvestor, will attempt an unclimbed peak, Broad Peak and mighty K2. "Today was ...