While several climbers have already returned to K2 Base Camp after summiting over the weekend, other teams topped out a little later and are still on the mountain. All climbed via the normal Abruzzi ...

The climbing season in the Himalayas continues, with high-altitude expeditions taking on K2 and other 8,000-meter peaks in the Karakoram. After a successful spring season on Mount Everest, Lhotse, and ...

A Monterey man who conquered the world's highest peak is attempting another incredible adventure this weekend. John Stenderup is going to climb K2 in Pakistan. At 28,251 feet, it's the second-highest ...

The summit push on GII was aborted due to bad conditions, and the expectations for Broad Peak and K2 are equally discouraging. However, a few stubborn climbers are willing to wait for a possible ...

GILGIT-BALTISTAN, (ANI) – K2, the second-highest mountain on the planet after Mount Everest, has become a ‘garbage mountain’ as a mound of trash has piled up, raising environmental concerns. The scene ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a ...

An investigation has been launched following the death of a Pakistani porter earlier this week near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a mountaineer has said. It follows allegations ...

A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said.

The top of a mountain offers the best view in the world, but it might be the loneliest place on Earth. Denali Schmidt and his father died trying to reach the summit of the Ketu/Kechu mountain (K2) and ...

A friend of the Aspen man who was injured from a fall at K2 Peak near Capitol Peak at 2 p.m. Sunday is raising money to help with medical expenses. Justin Vassar, 28, was resting at Aspen Valley ...