Achille Compagnoni, an Italian climber who was a member of the first team to reach the summit of the world’s second-highest peak, has died. He was 94. Compagnoni died Wednesday at a hospital in the ...

Achille Compagnoni, the Italian mountaineer, who died on Tuesday aged 94, was one of the first two men to reach the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, but his achievement was mired in ...

RINGEBU, Norway — Deborah Compagnoni’s cheeks had started to turn red as the tears flowed down them. She tried to talk, but nothing came out. The tears kept dropping. Two years ago, her career almost ...

ROMEROME — Italian climber Achille Compagnoni, a member of the first team to reach the summit of the world’s second-highest peak, died Wednesday. He was 94. Compagnoni died at the hospital in the ...