On August 4-9, Marc Toralles, Bru Busom, and Ruben Sanmartin opened a difficult alpine-style route on 6,634m Yerupaja, Peru’s second-highest mountain. The Spaniards' 3,000m line went up the east face ...

GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from the world’s second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. Guan Jing ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a ...

The highest mountains in the world have a unique allure. A journey just to catch glimpses of these mysterious, remote, savage giants is the trip of a lifetime for many and, for mountaineers, they’re ...

Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions on mountaineering expeditions, an official said Sunday, despite a spate of climbers' deaths. Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the government of ...

GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from the world’s second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. Guan Jing ...