Gasherbrum

K2 wrapped in clouds and two climbers walking towards it from the glacier at the base.

Weather Window Approaches on K2, Broad Peak — Too Late?

The summit push on GII was aborted due to...
A climber with a headlamp on a snow ramp, clouds below him.

Summit Push on Gasherbrum II, Tensions on Broad Peak

Time is running out for climbers on the Karakoram...
A climber descending down a mixed ramp in cloudy weather.

Major Storms Hit the Karakoram, Upending Climbing, Trekking

Bad weather has thwarted all attempts to reach the...
Adib Bahig of Hunza, one of yesterday's summits on Gasherbrum I.

Summits on Gasherbrum I

Several teams summited Gasherbrum I on Sunday from 11...
Gasherbrum I in the distance, with the broken glacier in front.

Summit Push Plans on Gasherbrums, Uncertainty on Broad Peak

With the rope-fixing work stalled on K2 and Broad...
Pierre Gevaux flying from Gasherbrum II in 1985.

40th Anniversary of First Paragliding Descent From an 8,000m Summit

On July 11, 1985, Pierre Gevaux made the first...
A sign noting danger of rock slides on a trail in the Karakoram.

No Go: Heat Ruins Attempt on Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

Too dry to climb has become a theme among...
Gasherbrum IV.

Italians Target Gasherbrum IV’s Unrepeated Bonatti-Mauri Route

An Italian team is attempting an alpine-style climb of...
Close shot of climbers in a summit in a cloudy day.

Elite French Duo to Attempt Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer are teaming...
The climbers lays on a bed and a doctor standing by his side checks some radiographies

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Airlifted

Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov are finally at a...
Gasherbrum IV in a windy day

Gasherbrum IV Rescue: Stranded Climbers Helped Down to ABC

Rescuers reached Sergey Mironov and Mikhail Mironov this morning...
maze or seracs and crevasses on Gasherbrum IV

Gasherbrum IV: Stranded Climbers Fight for Their Lives

On Gasherbrum IV, two injured climbers are struggling to...
the climbers at Skardu airport

Another Tragedy on Gasherbrum IV: Nilov Presumed Dead, Two Injured, Call for Help

A falling serac struck a group of Russian climbers...
A climber on a ledge of a rocky ridge on Gasherbrum III

Livingstone on the New Gasherbrum III Route

At the tail end of the Karakoram season, Tom...
Cesen and Livingstone laugh while posing with ragged peaks behind them.

Cesen and Livingstone Summit Rarely Climbed Gasherbrum III

Ales Cesen of Slovenia and Tom Livingstone of the...
K2

More Summits on K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II

While several climbers have already returned to K2 Base...
K2 with alpenglow.

Dozens of K2 Summits; Still No News About Hiraide and Nakajima

We are still waiting for news about Kazuya Hiraide...
Gasherbrum II with wind clouds over its pyramidal summit.

Speed Climb of Gasherbrum II Falls Short of FKT; Tensions Mount on Broad Peak

As Gasherbrum II summiters return to Base Camp, they...
Climbers on a snow slope in the shade, the opposite peak in the sun behind them.

More Gasherbrum II Summits and a Final Attempt on Broad Peak

Several oxygen-assisted climbers summited Gasherbrum II yesterday and today....
portrait of Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II Summits

Gasherbrum II had its first summits of an unstable...
Close shot of Saudan

Goodbye to Sylvain Saudan, the ‘Skier of the Impossible’

Sylvain Saudan inspired a generation of young skiers before...
Climbers on a flat glacier in a foggy day.

Restless Climbers Move up Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II

The weather has not improved much, but impatient climbers...
climbers in front of a tent on a flat plateau surrounded by peaks

Gasherbrum: Route to Camp 1 Open But Risky

The route to Camp 1 on the Gasherbrums is...
Denis Urubko

Winter Gasherbrum I: Urubko Arrives at Skardu Hospital

Denis Urubko is finally at the Combined Military Hospital...

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