A climbing team from Washington, led by Jim Whittaker, of Seattle, was preparing an assault on K2 in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...

For Naperville’s Lucy Westlake, trailblazing isn’t something she’d call a daily pastime. But the 21-year-old mountaineer’s trek — across the world, up the tallest peaks and lately, into ...

One of the greatest mountain guides, Kami Rita, will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and ...

The film 'Edge of Reason' that documents the record breaking ascent of Broad Peak carried out by Benjamin Védrines in 7 hours ...

the world’s fourth-highest mountain in Nepal, without the use of supplementary oxygen. Mr Khan, who hails from Gilgit Baltistan, also has three successful ascents of K2 to his credit.

Adventurous to their core, Philip and Grace Hampton set the record as the oldest married couple to scuba dive. On 4 July 2017 ...

Veteran Sherpa climber Kami Rita is preparing for a record-breaking ascent of Mount Everest. The 55-year-old, considered one ...

Annapurna I is the 10th highest mountain in the world ... including Mt. Everest and K2. The push to Annapurna’s summit begins today. As planned, eight Sherpas from Imagine Nepal have left ...

His father was among the first Sherpa mountain guides. In addition to his Everest climbs, Kami Rita has scaled several other peaks that are among the world’s highest, including K2, Cho Oyu ...