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, ...

A laden Pakistani porter on his way to base camp at Pakistan’s most famous peak cuts in. “The people who don’t care,” he says, “make us carry 30-35 kilograms” (translated). He shakes his head slightly ...

KATHMANDU: At least 10 Nepali climbers have scripted history in mountain-climbing by making the first ever winter ascent of the world’s second highest peak this afternoon. Legendary climbers Mingma ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Travel news every morning. Colin O’Brady is fighting to be heard over howling winds in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range. It’s lunchtime and ...

A well-known Norwegian mountaineer has denied accusations that her team climbed over an injured guide during a bid to break a world record. The porter, named as Mohammed Hassan, had fallen off a ledge ...

ISLAMABAD: The number of mountaineering expeditions to Pakistan may fall this year but some of the toughest climbers are converging at the base camp of K2 to mark the 60 years since the world’s second ...

The final day of the 2023 K2 season threw up an exciting finale as Busan IPark looked set to return to the K1 as league champions. Despite Gimcheon winning at home to Seoul E-Land, Busan were leading ...

Far north in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan, an uncertain future is brewing. Processions of climbers, Sherpas, and Pakistani porters are currently making the arduous weeklong pilgrimage to Base Camp ...

Let’s face it — skiing is a cold-weather sport and the colder days typically mean better quality snow. We’ve all gotten chilled while waiting in a long chairlift line or as we’re assailed by turbulent ...

When commercial operators marketed K2 in winter and Pakistan opened the mountain after a cancelled summer season, O’Brady joined the party. The American former triathlete climbed Everest in 2016 but ...