Vanessa O'Brien, the fastest woman to climb the highest peak on every continent and the first American and British woman to climb the second-highest mountain in the world, explains why K2 is a ...

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 ...

It was the group’s second attempt at climbing K2 this winter ... And last month, American Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev died trying to scale nearby Pastore Peak in preparation for attempting to ...

SST brought the first large-scale commercial climbing operation to K2 in the summer of 2018 ... brought along his fiancée. American Colin O’Brady came with a resumé of record-setting endurance ...

We spoke with climber Nims Purja about climbing K2, his essential gear, the food he eats on every climb, his best advice and more for his MJ5. The first phase included Annapurna, Dhaulagiri ...

He has a lot on his mind these days. After losing his longtime climbing partner in an accident in Hokkaido in 2015, Hiraide is now plotting to conquer K2, the world’s second highest peak ...

They say a winter climb is particularly dangerous because of the unpredictable and rapid change in weather conditions. Winter winds on K2 can blow at more than 200 kph (125 mph) and temperatures ...