K2 (8,611 meters/28,251 feet), or "Chogori," is the world's second highest mountain, after Everest (8,048 meters). Unlike Everest and the eight other highest mountains on Earth, K2 is not located in ...

On July 27, more than 150 people tried to summit K2 as a man lay dying in their path. Footage from the mountain would later shock the world when it showed climbers walking past him. But Insider's ...

K2 is considered the most dangerous mountain on Earth, not because of its height, but because of how unforgiving it is.

High-altitude mountaineering is unforgiving in ways that don't leave room for ambiguity, ego, or misinformation. A new video ...

A renowned Scottish climber died in an avalanche while attempting to scale K2 in northern Pakistan, the world's second-highest mountain peak, a Pakistani mountaineering official and the charity said ...

A family friend of a porter who eventually died on K2 mountain in Pakistan has called those who walked past the dying man "below humanity," according to reports. A video began circulating last week ...

(CNN) — Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world’s second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday. “Sad death of Sergi Mingote at K2,” ...

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A Polish climber has abandoned his attempt to climb the K2 mountain alone – after ditching his team in dramatic fashion over the weekend. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The search for three missing climbers will resume early Monday on K2, the world’s second highest mountain, Pakistani officials said Sunday. Onboard the army helicopter was Sajjid ...