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 ...

When Drummond completed the Seven Second Summits in 2023, she became the first woman to reach the second-highest peak on every continent. In the two years since, Drummond has focused on returning to ...

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 ...

A group of mountaineers set out on foot on Aug. 14 to retrieve the woman's body Jing Guan/Instagram An experienced climber died on the world's second-highest mountain, K2, on Aug. 12 The day before, ...

When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually crowded with giants. Nearly all of them are clustered in the Himalayas and ...

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 ...

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 ...