Why you should swap overwhelmed Everest base camp for the near-spiritual beauty of K2 - Avoiding the crowds and ...

India’s mountains are a key feature of the country’s ecological landscape, drawing visitors with their mystical allure, fresh ...

Regardless of danger and statistics, mountaineers still flock to these iconic peaks scattered across the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges, which present arguably the most formidable ...

For six weeks we followed Colin Prior as he began a four year project to document the Karakoram mountains. The hardships we faced – both getting to the mountains and on a trek that is described ...

K2 is the second highest peak (8,614 meters above sea level) in the world after Everest, which is located in the Karakoram Mountains. At the same time, climbing it is considered technically more ...

K2, which is part of the neighbouring Karakoram mountain range, is even more dangerous - there have been 355 successful ascents to the summit and 82 deaths. Most Himalayan ascents are not ...

K2, which is only 200m shorter than Everest, is part of the Karakoram Range that straddles the Pakistan-China border. One of only 14 mountains higher than 8,000m, it is widely considered the most ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Mountain Research and Development Vol. 25, No. 4, Nov., 2005 The Karakoram Anomaly? Glacier ...