Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela explores life, love and death on Earth's second-tallest peak in the new season of Extreme.

K2 mountain. But what could cause Everest’s anomalous height compared to its neighbors? These extra meters on Mount Everest can be chalked up to a relatively rare “river capture event” from ...

Anything over that, you really risk heading to a memorial at the bottom of the mountain. That's why on K2, I was worried about our team. Our team's summit was 16 hours. You know, when I'm looking ...

At 8,611 meters, K2 is second in height to Mount Everest but is known as the more difficult to climb. For this reason, it is dubbed the "devil’s mountain" or ruthless mountain. Many climbers ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

Although Mount Everest is 237 meters (777 feet) taller than K2, the K2 mountain is much farther north on the border with China and subject to worse weather conditions, according to mountaineering ...

K2, known as the Savage Mountain, is considered one of the most dangerous climbs in the world. Mr Hanna, who climbed Everest with his wife Lynne, told BBC News NI that K2 was a much bigger challenge.

The world’s second-highest mountain looms even higher above ... Though a couple of vertical football fields lower than Everest, K2 is far more difficult. Its slopes are relentlessly steep ...

Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.