Gasherbrum II had its first summits of an unstable weather season today.
According to Seven Summit Treks, its Sherpa rope fixers led the way. Six clients came after them: Alina Pekova of Russia, Dorota Lidia Rasinska-Samocko of Poland, Josette Valloton of Switzerland, Marco Camandona of Italy, and Shahida Jamil Afridi and Rana Hassan Javaid of Pakistan.
The Nepalese workers supporting the clients and fixing the ropes were Pasang Tenje Sherpa, Dawa Nurbu Sherpa, Chhangba Sherpa, Phurbu Kusang Sherpa and Pasang Dukpa Sherpa of Nepal.
Summit Karakoram reported that Uta Ibrahimi of Albania-Kosovo and Sanu Sherpa of Nepal also summited at around 7 am.
Updates are expected from no-O2 climbers advancing on their own, without guides. These include Horia Colibasanu and Silviu Balan of Romania and Lukasz Supergan of Poland.
Horia Colibasanu of Romania. Photo: Horia Colibasanu
Horia Colibasanu reached Camp 3 (between 7,000m and 7,200m) today.
Uta Ibrahimi’s tracker shows that she set off for the summit from 7,200m, suggesting that instead of a Camp 3 and a Camp 4 on the normal route, climbers this year have pitched a higher Camp 3.
Uta Ibrahimi’s tracker yesterday evening before she summited.
