On K2, climbers are likely to find both low air pressure and strong winds in winter. "Sometimes K2 is higher than Everest," says Matthews, referring to the air pressure conditions on the second ...

As arctic cold blasts across the Midwest, many Americans are getting a little taste of what it feels like to be at the foot of the mountain known as K2 where -15 degrees is as warm as it will ever get ...

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The attempt to climb K2 in winter is entering the decisive moments, with Camp 4 installed at 7800 meters by the various Sherpa teams led by Nirmal Purja, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and Seven Summit Treks.

A successful winter summit of the notoriously dangerous K2 is regarded as one of the last great challenges in mountaineering, but the first woman to reach Earth’s highest and lowest points has said ...

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD — K2′s “savage” peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter. Dwarfed only by Mount Everest, K2 is the world’s second highest peak at 8,611 meters ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — K2′s “savage” peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter. Dwarfed only by Mt. Everest, K2 is the world’s second-highest peak at 28,251 feet, ...