Mt. Everest is the world's tallest peak. But some mountaineers, like Garrett Madison, say it isn't the hardest to climb. Hundreds of people summit Mt. Everest each year, and you don't need to be an ...

K2 (8,611 meters/28,251 feet), or "Chogori," is the world's second highest mountain, after Everest (8,048 meters). Unlike Everest and the eight other highest mountains on Earth, K2 is not located in ...

When climbing huge mountains, height and difficulty don't always go hand in hand, mountaineers say. Mt. Everest may be the world's highest peak, but it's easier to summit than other smaller mountains, ...

Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world's second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday. "Sad death of Sergi Mingote at K2," Sanchez ...

At the end of July, Ang D Sherpa, the owner of Sonoma Taxi, flew back to his home in Nepal and embarked on a major adventure: summiting K2 alongside three of his brothers. After nearly 40 days, they ...

For high-altitude climbers, the "holy grail of mountaineering" sits on the border of China and Pakistan. The peak is called K2, and it is the second-highest mountain on Earth. K2 is just 800 feet ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman from Pakistan and another from Iran appeared to be the first from their countries to scale K2 on Friday, the world’s second-highest mountain and one of the most dangerous ...

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In the past decade, the mountain-climbing documentary has become a genre unto itself. Spectacular movies like "Free Solo," "The Dawn Wall," and the 2024 Sundance knockout "Skywalkers: A Love Story" ...