K2

A precarious journey: Pakistani porters navigate tradition and modern challenges on the trek to K2

If you have a vision, if you have a dream, go and achieve that dream, says climber to women

Pilots reached world’s second highest mountain and climbed to 7,500m; team re-charging in Askole

Being a Pakistani, I feel very proud, says 19-year-old Shehroze Kashif

Shehroz Kashif, 19, summits Manaslu peak in Nepal after becoming youngest Pakistani to climb world's 2 highest peaks

Sajid and government officials confirmed that the bodies were spotted below the Bottleneck on Monday by Sherpas

Climbers summited 'savage mountain' in winters before freezing to death on their way back, confirms official statement

Sajid, son of Ali Sadpara, has also tweeted a picture of himself from Camp-2 of ‘Killer Mountain’

Expedition to finish by August end

The news was announced by Sadpara's son in a press conference with G-B tourism minister

Claim is false as search team confirmed no progress made in quest to find missing climbers

Sadpara’s son says bad weather hampering operation again; asks for father to be remembered in prayers

Aerial mission to find three missing climbers, including Ali Sadpara, enters fifth day

Upper mountain covered in clouds, another search flight to be made if weather permits

Search and rescue mission should continue to recover the bodies, says Sajid Ali Sadpara

Mountaineer has hoisted Pakistani flag on eight high-altitude peaks

Rescue helicopter asked to fly as high as possible to maximise chances of locating missing climbers

Atanas Skatov’s body flown by a Pakistani military helicopter to the nearby city of Skardu

Delegation shared experiences of momentous expedition with COAS during visit to GHQ, says ISPR

The climbers, who made history last week by ascending K2 in winter, are also to meet President Dr Arif Alvi

Photographs of the climber's body were sent to his family for positive verification

Foreign Office spokesperson wished the climbers a safe return from the peak

Dozens of mountaineers have been competing over the past few weeks to summit world's second highest mountain

Kowalewski’s ascent to K2 was cut short after he complained about a hernia that developed during a load-carrying trip

Vanessa O'Brien also meets President Alvi and presents the flag which she carried to K2 and Challenger Deep

Nirmal Purja scales world's 14 highest mountains in just over six months

Skiers believe Pakistan has a lot of things to learn but with every year it's getting better

Jon Barredo and Eva Robles thank the armed forces for saving their lives under extreme harsh weather condition

While foreign climbers have won plaudits for their feats, Pakistani mountaineers are largely overlooked

Four mountaineers attempted to ski the mountain in the past, while one of them died

Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Intesh climb the peak of the world's second highest mountain range

His death was confirmed by Summit Karakoram, which organised his trip

Besides being technically difficult to climb, weather conditions on the peak are notorious

K2 remains only peak in the world above 8,000 metres never climbed in winter

The climber left behind his team at K2's base camp on Saturday

Why did it take over a day and a half to get helicopters up to Nanga Parbat?

Elisabeth Revol was rescued this week who scaled part of the 26,660 feet Nanga Parbat mountain

Pak Army launch rescue operation to find missing foreign mountaineers at Nanga Parbat: ISPR

The mountaineers were attempting to ascend the treacherous peak in Pakistan’s Himalaya mountain range

It is the only mountain among 8,000m peaks in world yet to be scaled in winter

First British-American woman to scale peak says she wants to help country in any way she can

Climate Change secretary says country faces immense challenges

The world’s second highest mountain, unlike other 8,000 metre peaks, has never been scaled in winter

Says K2 provided steepest challenges

Vanessa O'Brien, 52, is the first American woman to climb the treacherous mountain

American woman, Icelander make first ascents; four Pakistanis summit Broad Peak

We looked down the ridge, we looked in the valleys, we looked everywhere, we triple checked, says search team leader

O’Brien keen to become first American and British woman to successfully climb and descend the savage mountain

Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush all converge in Gilgit

Pakistan has long been a draw for foreign climbers lured by some of the most spectacular mountains on Earth