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On 30 April Andrzej Bargiel made the first ascent Yawash Sar II (6178m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Having reached the summit via the west face, the Polish mountaineer then made the mountain’s first ski descent.

The first Boulder World Cup since 2019 started yesterday in Meiringen, Switzerland. The Semifinals and Finals take place today at 11:00 and 18:40 respectively and can be followed in live streaming.

Basque mountaineer Alex Txikon recently returned from an attempt to climb Manaslu in winter. An expedition which ended without the hoped-for success but which, once again, teaches us to 'find more important goals than the summit.'

Tamara Lunger from the South Tyrol, Italy, has recently returned home after attempting to climb k2 in winter. The expedition was an important but also tragic experience, marked by the loss of Sergi Mingote, Atanas Skatov, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Juan...

Interview with French photographer Alex Buisse about his Mont Blanc Lines climbing poster project.

During a press conference held in Skardu today Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri Sigurjónsson and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto were officially declared dead, The three mountaineers were last seen on 5 February at the Bottleneck while climbing towards the summit...

Search continues for the mountaineers Juan Pablo Mohr, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and John Snorri, missing on k2 since last Friday. Reconnaissance flights carried out by Pakistani military helicopters proved unsuccessful. In the meantime, two relatives of Ali Sadpara will climb...

Climbers Juan Pablo Mohr, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and John Snorri are currently missing on k2. The three mountaineers were last seen engaged in their push to reach the summit of the second highest mountain in the world.

Bulgarian climber Atanas Skatov has died while descending from k2. The 42-year-old was attempting to climb the second highest mountain in the world in winter and had previously climbed 10 eight-thousanders.

The video of the historic first winter ascent of k2, completed by 10 Nepalese mountaineers on 16 January 2021.

South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger has announced she will continue her attempt to climb k2 in winter.

Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja has reported that he climbed k2 in winter without the use of supplementary oxygen.

The thoughts of Tamara Lunger, published yesterday on Facebook, in memory of Sergi Mingote, the Catalan mountaineer who lost his life on Saturday 16 January 2021 while descending from Camp 1 on k2. The South Tyrolean mountaineer is currently attempting...

All ten Nepalese mountaineers who climbed k2 for the first time in winter yesterday have returned safely to base camp. The news was announced by expedition leader Chhang Dawa Sherpa.

Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote died earlier today while descending from k2. The Catalan mountaineer was descending from Camp 1 to Advanced Base Camp when he fell to his death.

Today, Saturday 16 January 2021 at 16:58 local time, a team of 10 Nepalese mountaineers completed the highly coveted first winter ascent of k2, the second highest mountain in the world and the last 8000er to be climbed in the...