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 ...

A horrified woman set off on an emotional trek to the world’s second highest peak to bury her loved ones after seeing their remains in a promotional video two years after they were killed in an ...

A portion of the deadly K2 mountain climb is recreated for the documentary "The Summit." (IFC Films) On August 1, 2008, 18 climbers out of a group of 31 managed to summit K2, the second-highest peak ...

A group of Japanese trekkers climbs the rock-covered Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan September 3, 2014. Geographically, Pakistan is a climbers paradise. It rivals Nepal for ...

It's the second-tallest mountain in the world, and only 18 women have survived the climb to the top of K2, known among climbers as "Savage Mountain." But Vanessa O'Brien wants to become the first ...

(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,” ...

Vedrines scaled the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters in 10 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. French mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines counted every second as he made history's fastest-ever ...

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, Pakistan — K2′s “savage” peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter. Dwarfed only by Mt. Everest, K2 is the world’s second-highest peak at 28,251 feet, ...

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD — 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 ...