Several climbers summited 8,051m Broad Peak this morning.
Karakorum Expeditions has announced that the rope-fixing team topped out on Broad Peak today at 7:15 am. They fixed ropes all the way to the summit.
“Braving waist-deep snow, our team worked tirelessly through challenging conditions all night long,” according to the outfitter.
The party left Camp 2 at 5:30 am, and continued from Camp 3 at 11 am yesterday. They plowed through deep snow and navigated around newly exposed crevasses, finally reaching the summit this morning.
The summiters on the rope-fixing team are: Ahmed Baig (climbing leader), Arshad Karim, Rizwan Dad, Waqar Ali and Daukat Muhammad, all from Pakistan. They were followed at the summit by Zaman Karim (Pakistan), Iya Pershina (Russia), Afreen Shah (Pakistan), and Murad Ali (Pakistan).
Sanu Sherpa from Summit Karakoram also reached the top, as did members of Mashabrum Expeditions, including one client (last name Methew) with Phurba Sherpa and Temba Sherpa.
One of Summit Travel’s guides and other team members also summited.
Sheroze Kashif of Broadboy Adventures has posted that one of his clients, Asmar Butt of the U.S., summited along with Anum Uzair and high-altitude porters Ali Akbar and Ali at 11:30 am local time today.
Mingma G of Imagine Nepal confirms that this morning at 8:16 am, Pasang Namgel Sherpa topped out on Broad Peak, thereby completing his 14×8,000m list.
Climbers move up Broad Peak. Photo: Karakorum Expeditions
