Unlike on Cho Oyu, pounded by snowfall and strong winds, the benign weather on K2 has allowed Grace Tseng and Nima Gyalzen Sherpa’s team to reach Camp 3 safely.
They hope to reach and set up Camp 4 tomorrow. But if the wind is too strong, the team will stay in Camp 3 until conditions improve. They have set Thursday, February 24 as their potential summit day, according to outfitter Summit Karakoram.
Gelje’s tracker shows him back in Base Camp.
Meanwhile on Cho Oyu, Gelje’s tracker shows that he is back in Base Camp. The climbers in Pioneer Adventure’s team were reportedly all okay but still on their way down to Base Camp. We will update further as we hear more.
