Towering 8,611m and reaching into the heavens like a snowcapped pyramid, K2 is the world's second-tallest mountain (topped only by Everest) and arguably the hardest to climb. In Peak Danger, the ...

"Cycling into treacle" Wigan adventurer braves extreme winds and oxygen deficit riding from lowest to highest point in South ...

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela introduces Extreme: Peak Danger. A mountain of trouble. In August 2008, around 30 climbers took on ...

Extreme sports, such as snowboarding and mountain climbing, are gaining popularity all over the world. While these activities provide a sense of excitement, they can result in life-threatening ...

Fred Rouhling. A name which evokes images of the utmost extreme, the intense, unrepeated or simply downright impossible. A name which from the second half of the ‘90’s onwards created an important ...

This latter climb was the project Hirayama had shown us with his usual contagious enthusiasm last year during the Arco World Championship: an extraordinary leaning prow, at the very limit of physics ...

A British adventurer has said he felt he was “cycling into treacle” as he faced extreme winds riding across South America and ...

Many might be thinking about powder and snow currently, but come Wednesday extreme adventure fans will be thinking summer ...

Mr Kowshik - along with mountain guides Tsewang Namgyal and Rigzin Tsewang - has also organised ice climbing festivals in the Siachen Valley in Ladakh. Mr Namgyal, who is from Ladakh, says that ...