Category : Karakorum

Urubko Back in Base Camp After Surviving Avalanche

Angela Benavides

17/02/2020

"Denis is back in Base Camp -- alive!" So reads a short SMS just received from Broad Peak. In a later text to RussianClimb, Urubko said that...

Urubko Changes His Mind, Makes for Broad Peak Summit NOW

Angela Benavides

16/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Denis Urubko just couldn't wait for the wide weather window expected to open by Feb 22. He is going up now, even if he has to endure gale-fo...

Broad Peak: Urubko Goes It Alone

Angela Benavides

09/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Laid low by pneumonia, an ailing Don Bowie flew back by helicopter to Skardu yesterday with Lotta Hintsa. Denis Urubko has chosen to stay an...

Broad Peak, Everest Climbers Back in BC

Angela Benavides

07/02/2020

Everest Karakorum Winter 8000ers

It has been a perfect summit day in the Karakorum, sunny and calm. Ironically, Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are back in Base Camp -- Bowie, be...

Broad Peak: Another Setback for Urubko, Bowie

Jerry Kobalenko

06/02/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are safe in camp at 7,000m on Broad Peak, ensconced in the same crevasse that Urubko used on a previous push. How...

Mingma G Aborts Winter K2

Angela Benavides

05/02/2020

K2 Karakorum

It's over for Mingma G's team on their winter attempt on K2. Outfitter Apricot tours confirm that all members are going home. Moreover, t...

Weather Clears on Broad Peak, Urubko on the Move

Angela Benavides

05/02/2020

Everest Karakorum Winter 8000ers

A sudden improvement in the weather was all that Denis Urubko and Don Bowie needed to change their minds, their plans and their direction. O...

Breaking: Broad Peak Push aborted

Angela Benavides

01/02/2020

8000ers Karakorum Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Denis Urubko and his two teammates have retreated on Broad Peak after reaching 7,650m. "No ropes and a lot of crevasses," Urubko wrote durin...

Broad Peak: Urubko Reaches 7,000m

Angela Benavides

31/01/2020

Everest Himalaya Karakorum Winter 8000ers

In a brief report today, Urubko cited "very hard conditions" on Broad Peak. Coming from him, this surely means it's hell. Indeed, Urubko, Do...

Broad Peak: Urubko and Bowie Aim to Summit on Saturday

Angela Benavides

30/01/2020

Karakorum Winter 8000ers

After two days of worrisome silence, Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are resting at Camp 2 on Broad Peak, after reaching 6,950m -- above Camp 3 a...

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