Category : Winter 8000ers

K2: Will La Niña Wreak Havoc on the Climb?

Angela Benavides

06/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Last Sunday, a perceptive reader wondered why climbers had chosen a La Niña season to attempt K2. With the drive to scoop the first winte...

K2: Everyone back at Base Camp

Angela Benavides

05/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Queridos Reyes Magos . This is how Spanish kids begin their letters to the Three Wise Men, from whom, according to Catholic tradition, they ...

K2 Gamble: Mingote and Mohr Move Up As Weather Worsens

Angela Benavides

04/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Most climbers are on the way down or are already back in BC, as the rising wind worsens the already bitter cold. They all report difficult c...

Manaslu: A Race Against the Snow

Angela Benavides

04/01/2021

Manaslu Winter 8000ers

Nepal is enjoying an extraordinarily mild and dry winter, and conditions on Manaslu are autumn-like. Here, where the greatest danger is the ...

K2: Teams On First Rotation Between Camps 1 and 2

Angela Benavides

03/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

News is scarce today, as climbers were busy heading up to higher camps. According to their trackers and a few reports, here is a summary of ...

K2: First Injuries, One Evacuation

Angela Benavides

02/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Injuries are already taking their toll on winter K2. Some Sherpas returned from the higher camps with frostbite, according to Sergi Mingote,...

K2 Climbers Move Up Tomorrow; Sherpas Edge Toward C4

Angela Benavides

01/01/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Most K2 climbers are ushering in the New Year in Base Camp while packing to move up tomorrow. And a few on the leading edge continue to work...

K2: Small Setback for Purja, Sherpas Continue Toward C4

Angela Benavides

31/12/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

Nirmal Purja and Mingma G are back in Base Camp, but the work won't stop on the mountain. Seven Summit Treks leader Chhang Dawa, together wi...

Ropes “All Set” on Lower K2 — Summit Push Next?

Angela Benavides

30/12/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

Finally, there's (great) news from Mingma G: "Today, we fixed the line to the ice section just below Camp 3," he wrote earlier today. "We th...

K2: Everyone’s Now at Base Camp

Angela Benavides

29/12/2020

K2 Winter 8000ers

The Seven Summit Treks' caravan reached Base Camp around noon today, after a relatively short trek from Concordia. Their arrival more than d...

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