Category : K2

Snorri On his Way to K2 BC, More on Manaslu

Angela Benavides

01/12/2020

Expectations are growing about the upcoming winter season in the Himalaya, although those involved are carefully doling out the information ...

Winter K2 Underway: John Snorri in Pakistan

Angela Benavides

24/11/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

On Sunday, John Snorri flew to Islamabad to begin his winter K2 expedition. The Icelander obtained his climbing permit in August, and porter...

Updates: K2, Ama Dablam, Patagonia

Angela Benavides

20/11/2020

COVID-19 K2 Patagonia Winter 8000ers

Following Garrett Madison's success, another foreign team is heading to Ama Dablam. Lukas Furtenbach's group is currently quarantining in Ka...

Winter K2: From Savage to Crowded?

Angela Benavides

17/11/2020

K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

While the prospect of a winter K2 expedition was encouraging after a nearly blank climbing season, the 45 members (and counting) on Seven Su...

Interview with Reinhold Messner

Ash Routen

16/11/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya K2

As I dial the number, I draw a sharp intake of breath. I'm keen to make the best of this opportunity. I doubt it will come again. A moment l...

Training for Winter K2 at 25ºC

Angela Benavides

16/11/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

How can you possibly prepare for high winds, deep cold and extreme altitude on K2 in winter? Definitely not at 25ºC on the sunny Mediterrane...

Ama Dablam, Winter K2 Preparations

Angela Benavides

03/11/2020

8000ers K2

More climbers are signing on to winter K2, beyond the 30 clients and Sherpas already listed last Friday. These include Arnold Coster (born i...

Five Last Great Alpine Climbs

Ash Routen

23/10/2020

8000ers Climbing K2

By the mid-19th century, most of Europe's major alpine summits had been scaled. Skip forward to the middle of the swinging 1960s, and all 8,...

Updated: Sergi Mingote to Co-Lead Winter K2

Angela Benavides

21/10/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

Like many of us, Sergi Mingote has had a difficult year. COVID-19 brought his attempt to climb all 14 8,000'ers without supplementary O2 ins...

Cho Oyu Success, Pakistan Peaks and an Expedition to Winter K2!

Angela Benavides

01/10/2020

8000ers Himalaya K2

The Chinese expedition on Cho Oyu summited earlier today. Details are sketchy, but according to Stefan Nestler, 12 clients and 11 guides rea...

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