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
Tragedy on the World’s Third Highest Peak | Five Mountaineers Die on Kangchenjunga Sad news coming out of the Himalayas today.  5 mountaineers have perished on the world’s 3rd highest peak, 28,169-foot Kangchenjunga. Details are still fuzzy.  All current information is coming from 74-year old Spanish climber, Carlos Soria, who halted his attempted on Kangchenjunga at 27,230 feet after falling behind schedule.  Carlos is attempting to become the oldest climber to summit all […] SnowBrains | May 22, 2013 6 Comments