When you think about the world’s highest mountains, Mount Everest probably comes to mind first. The planet’s roof is actually ...

This mountain may not be as high or as famous as Everest, but it's a riskier endeavor requiring a higher level of skill and ...

In the high, bleak Karakoram, mightiest of the Himalayan ranges, China, Russia, India. Tibet. Afghanistan and Pakistan merge in a tumult of mountains. Dominating the peaks, in the northernmost corner ...

K2 was first surveyed in 1856 by Colonel T.G. Montgomerie, who named it as the second peak (K2) in the Karakoram range. The mountain's name, Mount Godwin-Austen, honors Henry Godwin-Austen, an early ...

Photo/IC] At the age of 19, I had the honor to travel between China and Pakistan via the Karakorum Highway. During my study ...

What looks like highways going through a metropolitan area are actually a series of glaciers carving their way through the Karakoram mountain range north of the Himalayas. This photograph was taken ...

Mountaineers at the G1/G2 Base Camp in the Karakoram Range near the Pakistan-China border captured the terrifying moment a massive avalanche thundered down the mountain. The wall of snow rushed toward ...