Category : Winter 8000ers

Weather Clears on Broad Peak, Urubko on the Move

Angela Benavides

05/02/2020

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...

Broad Peak, Everest, K2: The Struggles Continue

Angela Benavides

03/02/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

What do you do after a failed attempt on a mountain? Mainly, you try again -- in a few days or a few years. This is what most winter teams c...

Broad Peak and Everest: Back to Base Camp

Jerry Kobalenko

02/02/2020

Winter 8000ers

Don Bowie reports from Broad Peak: "Our 4th day on the mountain now. Denis, Lotta, and I made a single push from Base Camp to Camp 2 on the ...

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...

Winter 8,000m Update: Urubko and Bowie Push Up Broad Peak

Angela Benavides

28/01/2020

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Don Bowie has just posted a picture where, for a change, he smiles on a sunny Broad Peak slope -- without gloves! But why so happy? "Because...

Alex Txikon Summits Ama Dablam

Jerry Kobalenko

25/01/2020

Winter 8000ers

Taking advantage of a narrow window of tolerable weather, Alex Txikon summited 6,812m Ama Dablam at 10:15am local time today. "It's been a t...

Winter 8,000’ers, Updated: Summit Action Brewing

Angela Benavides

23/01/2020

Everest K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Update: Denis Urubko was originally determined not to waste the next weather window and head for the summit directly from BC. But today, Jan...

Winter 8,000’ers: Progress Sputters Due to Cold and Deep Snow

Angela Benavides

20/01/2020

Everest Winter 8000ers

The difference between easy spring days in the busy Himalaya and the hardships of winter for solo climbers and small teams on huge, ice-cove...

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