The North Ridge of Latok I Remains Unclimbed After 40 Years Reports came in last week that two Slovenians and a Briton completed the first ascent of Latok I’s North Ridge. Unfortunately, some details got lost in translation. While the trio did knock off the second ever successful summit of the peak, and the first ever from the north, they deviated from the integral ridge line. Latok I (7,145m) was first climbed […] Climbing Mike Lavery | September 3, 2018 0 Comments
Miraculous Rescue of Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I, Pakistan Helicopter pilots on Tuesday miraculously rescued a stranded Russian mountaineer from the still unclimbed North Ridge of Latok I in Pakistan’s first such rescue at a height of more than 20,000-feet, ending his six-day ordeal, the military said. This was the eighth attempt to rescue Alexander Gukov from the side of Latok I (23,442-feet), in the Karakoram range, following the […] Climbing CragBrains | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
Russian Climber Stuck at 20,000-Feet on Latok I in Karakoram Range after his Partner Fell to his Death Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov is currently trapped at 20,000-feet on Latok I, a 23,442-foot peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan, after witnessing the death of his climbing partner Sergey Glazunov. A rescue operation is currently underway in a race against time. Wednesday, July 25, Gukov and his partner Sergey Glazunov, began retreating down the mountain, having climbed to within 600 […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Amazing Footage from the Drone Used to Rescue Climber Rick Allen who Was Presumed Dead [arve url="https://youtu.be/DRucnyP4tR0"] CragBrains | July 23, 2018 74 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Italian Climber Killed by Falling Ice on Gasherbrum IV | Third Karakoram Death this Summer There is once again sad news from the Northern Pakistan Mountains, with the third death of the summer season in the Karakoram. The Italian news agency ANSA reports Italian climber Maurizio Giordano was attempting the 26,000-foot peak Gasherbrum IV (GIV) when he was hit by falling ice on while on rappel. He died on the mountain. The accident occurred at 6,300 meters […] Climbing CragBrains | July 12, 2018 0 Comments
Austrian Climber Killed in Avalanche on Pakistan Mountain | Pakistan Army Rescues Two British Survivors A member of a three-man mountaineering expedition has died in an avalanche on a more than 23,000-feet high peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Saturday. Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, said Austrian mountaineer Christian Huber was killed when an avalanche hit the climbers’ tent Friday night during a strong storm at a height of 19,400-feet on Ultar […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 2, 2018 0 Comments
Kashmir: Where Skis & AK-47s Go Together Nestled within the high peaks of the Himalaya on the border of Pakistan and India lies the Indian state of Kashmir. Often referred to as “Heaven on Earth” by the local population, this region harbors massive peaks, deep snow, amazing skiing, and AK-47’s. While many have heard of the amazing skiing that Kashmir offers, not everyone is fully aware of the ongoing […] Jesse Cassidy | May 4, 2018 2 Comments
Huge Rescue Operation Underway to Rescue Climbing Partners on World’s 9th Highest Peak A massive rescue operation is currently being planned after Polish alpinist Tomek Mackiewicz and the French alpinist Elisabeth Revol hoped to become the second ever team to climb the world’s 9th highest peak, Nanga Parbat (26,660ft/8,126m), in winter but became stranded high on the mountain when Mackiewicz was stricken with snow blindness and frostbite, reports rockandice.com. What was supposed to be […] Climbing Steven Agar | January 26, 2018 1 Comment
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