VIDEO: Breathtaking: K2 – Climbing The World’s Most Dangerous Mountain With Squaw Valley, CA Based Guides [arve url="https://youtu.be/cvFt2Xcuois"] CragBrains | June 5, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
The World’s 5 Tallest Peaks and How Dangerous They Are To Climb Climbing big mountains is dangerous stuff. For most people, that’s just common sense (for others it’s not). Which of the world’s 5 tallest peaks is the deadliest? K2 is the second highest peak on Earth but stands as the most dangerous to climb. An insane 23% of people who attempt K2 never make it back alive. That’s almost one in […] Climbing Mike Lavery | September 13, 2019 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Based Alpenglow Expeditions Guides Just Summited K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen Two guides from Squaw Valley, CA based Alpenglow Expeditions just summited the world’s second-highest mountain without supplemental oxygen. Company founder Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez reached the peak of 28,251-foot K2 in the Himalayas yesterday morning. Related: Alpenglow Expedition Guide Explains Why the Squaw Valley, CA Backcountry is So Amazing View this post on Instagram UPDATE: “We did […] Climbing CragBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Elusive Winter Ascent of K2 Will Have to Wait Another Year | Climbers Turned Back this Weekend A winter ascent of K2 will have to wait for another year as the world’s second-highest peak will go unclimbed this winter. Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa, and Cheppal Sherpa had hoped to reach K2’s peak over the weekend, though the weather was not cooperating. They made it as high as 23,130-feet, where they camped to wait out terrific winds that […] Climbing CragBrains | March 22, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Full High-Quality Edit of the Historic Andrzej Bargiel K2 Ski Descent [arve url="https://youtu.be/ocW6mxEmXgw"] SnowBrains | July 27, 2018 389 Likes 7 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: More Scary Footage from Red Bull of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down K2  More incredible footage, from his GoPro and a drone, of Andrzej Bargiel’s recent first ski descent of the world’s second-highest peak, and the world’s toughest mountain, K2. Extreme skiing at 28,250-feet! The more I see of this, the more gnarly and incredible this descent becomes. CragBrains | July 26, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Breathtaking GoPro Footage of Andrzej Bargiel Skiing Down K2 [arve url="https://youtu.be/XYb9smfubyM"] CragBrains | July 24, 2018 301 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
Polish Mountaineer Makes History and Becomes First Person to Ski Down K2 Polish mountaineer and mountain runner Andrzej Bargiel, 30 has become the first person to ski down K2 (28,251-feet), the second tallest mountain in the world. He summited K2 on Sunday morning at 11:30 am and returned to Base Camp at around 7:30 pm local time. He is reported to have connected four routes on the descent:Â Abruzzi Rib, the ÄŒesen the […] Industry News CragBrains | July 23, 2018 1 Comment