K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage – Too Few Porters, Too Much Snow
The 2019 Karakorum season seems to be getting off on the wrong boot. For over week now we keep hearing about poor […]
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K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage – Snow Stalling K2 Progress
Only a few teams have arrived at K2 Base Camp thus far while many others are making their way closer by trekking […]
K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage – First at K2 Base Camp
The first climbers have arrived at K2 Base camp. Mike Horn reported in that he experienced snowfall throughout the entire trek: Hello […]
K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage
Welcome to my annual coverage of the K2 summer climbing season. I will be reporting from my home in Colorado this year […]
Everest 2019: Stories to Watch This Season
Even though its late March and most teams don’t start climbing Everest until mid-May, there are multiple story lines developing for this […]
Winter K2 Attempt Over – Can It Ever Be Done?
With little fanfare, Alex Txikon and team returned to K2 Base Camp yesterday thus ending the only remaining team aiming for the […]
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage
Welcome to my annual coverage of the 2018 K2 summer climbing season. I will be reporting from my home in Colorado this […]
K2 Team Ends Winter Expedition
The Winter Polish K2 team ended their effort after K2 had seen over 80cm/31 inches of new snow that buried ropes and destroyed […]
The Definition of Winter for K2 and Everest Climbs
With the drama dissipating from K2, the Polish team remains at base camp waiting for better weather. Everest is now officially over […]
K2 Team Focuses on the Summit. Another Everest Attempt?
Denis Urubko remains at base camp along with the drama. Now that he is off the team, the remaining climbers are focusing […]