Urubko Summited and is Back in Camp 1!

August 2, 2019 8000ers | Expeditions | Mountaineering
Denis Urubko already summited Gasherbrum II via the normal route last week, as an acclimatization climb.

Finally, great news from Gasherbrum II: “Denis Urubko is back in Camp 1, he summited,” Matthew James‘ home team told ExplorersWeb. He did it “by a new route, alone, without O2,” confirms the Polish-Kazakh climber’s Facebook page. Further details to come.

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