This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and ...

"It’s a savage mountain that tries to kill you," American alpinist George Bell said of 8,611m K2. Bell was speaking in 1953, after he and his climbing partners nearly died while attempting the first ...

Survivors of mountain disaster recall bad luck, bad planning and panic. Aug. 5, 2008— -- Marco Confortola was the toughest man on the mountain. The Italian mountaineer survived an avalanche, ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The last survivor of the deadliest mountaineering disaster ever to hit the world’s second-highest peak was rescued by helicopter today, nearly five days after the tragedy, a ...

K2 was first surveyed in 1856 by Colonel T.G. Montgomerie, who named it as the second peak (K2) in the Karakoram range. The mountain's name, Mount Godwin-Austen, honors Henry Godwin-Austen, an early ...

In May 1996, eight climbers died on the harsh slopes of Mt. Everest when a ferocious storm blew in without warning. The events captivated the world in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and ...