Two years ago, we reported that royalty fees to climb K2 had increased for the first time in 20 years. At the time, it was good news. However, the whopping new increase announced for 2025 may have ...

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, ...

If you’re keen to visit the iconic Karakoram mountain range, now might be the time, as Pakistan officials have delayed a move to triple climbing fees until at least 2026. The towering Karakoram ...

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Standing in the "death zone" at the summit of the world's second-highest peak, Kirsty Mack allowed herself a brief celebration. Inspired by her late father, motivated to overcome a debilitating ...

Female mountain climbers face more obstacles than men when climbing the Himalayan mountain K2, but they choose to do so anyway for the thrill it provides, according to Jennifer Jordan, a journalist ...

Industry insiders say another major reason for cancellations is the government's sharp increase in climbing fees. The ...

Two years after climbing Broad Peak in a record time of 7 hours and 19 minutes, yesterday French ace Benjamin Védrines surpassed himself once again, this time by climbing K2 in an astounding eleven ...

A mountaineer has denied allegations that she climbed over and failed to assist a dying Sherpa during her record-breaking climb up the Himalayan mountain K2 on the Pakistan-China border. Norwegian ...