Climbers' harebrained endeavors to make risky first winter ascents of K2 were rife with ego and tragedy, as well as intrigue and triumph. It's New Year's Eve, 2020, at K2 base camp, a tent ...

Polish climbers who were hoping to be the first to climb the world's second-highest peak in winter have been forced to cancel. Heavy snow damaged camps and equipment on K2, a peak that only around ...

As Nepal celebrated the third anniversary of the first winter ascent of K2, Manaslu and Annapurna climbers are going home.

Noel Hanna was the first person from Northern Ireland to reach the summit of K2 in 2018 A climber from Northern Ireland has been forced to abandon a winter summit attempt on the world's second ...

Sajid Sadpara, a winter K2 survivor, is familiar with this brittle terrain and considers it a positive. "Snow conditions are now perfect, with all the excess powder snow swept away," he told ...

During winters, a balanced diet and supplements boost immunity and overcome seasonal health issues. Essential supplements ...

The group stopped 10m below the top, and took the final steps together to be on the top simultaneously. K2 was the last of the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks not summited in winter.