A Norwegian climber defended her decision to continue a record-breaking series of climbs last month after encountering an injured porter who later died during her ascent of K2, the second-highest ...

For avid mountaineers around the world, K2 represents the true peak of climbing challenges. The world's second-tallest mountain after Mount Everest, K2 is widely regarded as a more difficult and ...

Given a possible weather delay, the climbers currently heading for the summit of K2 could reach it during the third week of August. That would become the mountain's first August summits since 2011, ...

A Norwegian mountaineer has denied allegations that members of her climbing team walked over a dying porter and did nothing to help him during their record-breaking ascent of K2 in Pakistan last month ...

Two elite, famed mountaineers have died on K2. The Japanese Embassy in Islamabad reported that Kazuya Hiraide, 45, and Kenro Nakajima, 39, fell from approximately 24,500 ft. on the second highest ...

ISLAMABAD - An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations ...

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens ...

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Pakistani porter near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens ...

Mt. Everest is the world's tallest peak. But some mountaineers, like Garrett Madison, say it isn't the hardest to climb. Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be an ...

For avid mountaineers, Everest has long been one of those ultimate bucket-list travel destinations. Located on the border of Nepal and Tibet, this Himalayan beauty sits at 29,032 feet above sea level ...

On Aug. 2, as he lay in his tent, Eric Meyer awoke to screaming and yelling after a mountain climber plummeted about 650 feet to his death while climbing K2, the world’s second-highest and ...