Among them is the deadly K2 , the world’s second tallest mountain, which boasts a terrifying death rate of more than 20%. Officials had previously planned to triple climbing fees, meaning ...

He will become the first South African to reach the summit of the Annapurna, which should be between April 20 and 25, weather permitting.

A member in a group of seven, who paid one-seventh of a $12,000 collective permit to climb K2, would now pay $5,000 individually -- nearly a 300% increase. The other four Pakistani 8,000’ers ...

On Aug. 23, 2011, Kaltenbrunner became the first woman ever to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks — Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I, Manaslu ...

The coaching fraternity is much closer than most people realize. Friendships are formed and relationships kept. Two good ...

Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain ...

Asian stocks fell on Friday in a downbeat end to the week as deepening geopolitical worries and fears over U.S. tariffs and ...

• Top Out Taproom & Climber Book Club. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Water Stone Outdoors, 101 Wiseman Ave., Fayetteville. An evening to talk about books, grab a beer, or enjoy the vibes. March 13’s book is ...

The “K” in K2 Strategic doesn’t stand for Kuok; the name is from the world’s second-tallest mountain, which is a steeper, more difficult climb than Everest. Its peak at 8,600 meters above ...