"Based on a deep analysis of the situation in agreement with the team I decided today to end the mountain action on K2," Mr Wielicki wrote. "The priority of the expedition is the safety of its ...

K2, located in the Karakorum mountain range, is one of the most dangerous climbs. Last month, team of 10 Nepalese climbers made history by scaling the K2 for the first time in winter.

Thirty years ago Julie Tullis became the first British woman to reach the summit of the Himalayan mountain K2, the second highest mountain in the world and one of the most challenging for climbers.

Two weeks ago, Riccardo Selvatico, a photographer with an Italian-Pakistani expedition on K2, found the mummified remains of ...

The mountains are much more than that.” So writes Benjamin Vedrines. Vedrines makes his astonishing feats sound like contemplative walks in the ... better training for K2, which he intends ...

Anything over that, you really risk heading to a memorial at the bottom of the mountain. That's why on K2, I was worried about our team. Our team's summit was 16 hours. You know, when I'm looking ...