Category: K2

The Alarming Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana

Commentary Cocaine. Meth. Heroin. Even the most sheltered among us recognize the names of these infamous illegal drugs. The “Don’t Do Drugs” mantra has been repeated with gritty persistence since my own days in elementary school. In 1987, I gaped over a bowl of Cookie Crisp cereal at the “This is your brain on drugs”…


Australian Mountaineer Dies in Attempt to Scale Worlds Second Highest Peak

Australia’s mountaineering community is mourning Matthew Eakin, who died while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest peak. The Sydneysider, who was in his early 40s, and Canadian Richard Cartier went missing last week on the mountain’s Camp 1 (6000 metres) and Camp 2 (6700 metres) in separate incidents. “Bodies of the climbers have been…