Another summit push fizzled out today on Broad Peak.
“The climbers, facing high winds, heavy snowfall, and potential avalanche risks, made the difficult decision to turn back just short of the summit,” Pakistan’s Karakorum Expeditions said. “All members are now safely descending to Camp 2, where they will reassess their plans.”
The team had not previously shared information about this new attempt. In an earlier report today, Karakorum Expeditions wrote that their team was still on its way to Camp 3. They listed the first names of the members:
Sabrina Filzmoser’s track today. The text in Spanish reads: ‘After reaching 6,769m, at least Sabrina Filzmoser has returned to Camp 2.” IG story by Alpymon
Pointing fingers
Karakorum Expeditions was in charge of fixing the ropes, amid rising tensions among all the climbers about an overall lack of transparency and refusal to cooperate by “agencies.” (The climbers mentioned no agency, in particular.)
Lukasz Supergan of Poland and Biveke Sefland of Norway had recently stated that their only chance to reach the summit lay in a joint effort, but regretted that the situation was not cooperative.
“Leaders keep their plans secret; groups set out despite obviously bad forecasts and return exhausted and resigned,” Lukasz Supergan wrote recently.
