"It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you," American alpinist George Bell said of 8,611m K2. Bell was speaking in 1953, after he and his climbing partners nearly died while attempting the first ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The last survivor of the deadliest mountaineering disaster ever to hit the world’s second-highest peak was rescued by helicopter today, nearly five days after the tragedy, a ...

K2 has often flashed its savage side. One of the most famous disasters happened in the summer of 1995, between August 13 and 15. We examine the tragedy in a two-part series. You can check out Part 1 ...