K2

Gail Bates served in WWII and traveled the mountains of the world.

Ecuadorian woman is leading the way for others in South America—and can dust the pressure to be bomba sexy.

Dee Molenaar died January 19 at 101 years of age.

The 2020 winter season is seeing several major expeditions in Nepal and Pakistan. From Jost Kobusch working on the first solo, unsupported, sans-supplemental oxygen winter ascent of Everest to Denis Urubko and Don Bowie attempting Broad Peak, a host of big alpinists are battling a host of big mountains.

42, Basque, first woman to summit all 14 8,000-meter peaks, author of Tilting at Mountains, owner of Kabi Adventure Travel

What will it ultimately take for a team to bag the first winter summit of K2?

Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi were last heard from on Sunday, February 24, while trying to make the first winter ascent of the Mummery Spur on Nanga Parbat (8,126 meters).

News that her son is overdue from a winter attempt on Nanga Parbat recalls her joy in the mountains

The Basque climber Alex Txikon will be leading a 9-man team, while the Kazakhtani climber Vassily Pivtsov will be leading an 11-man team.

The mountains are now free of climbers. Another season, with summits, deaths, rescues and other drama comes to an end.

Video of first ever full ski descent from K2 (8,611m), in the Karakoram, Pakistan.

On July 22, Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel made history by completing the first ever ski descent of the world's second highest mountain.