Seven Summit Treks has released the names of seven climbers who decided to return to Base Camp. They are: Mattia Conte, Magdalena Gorzkowska and her photographer Oswaldo Rodrigo Pereira, Jon Kedrowski (Colin O’Brady’s partner), Peter Moerman, Pechhumbe Sherpa, and Pemba Sherpa. No word was given about the reason for their descent, although O’Brady did say about his partner, “Unless your mind, body, and spirit are all feeling 100 percent, it’s probably not a great idea to attempt a K2 winter climb.” We will continue to update as we hear.
While the two camps are several vertical metres apart, the higher camp lies above House’s Chimney, placing it above the camp at the base of the Chimney where the lower Camp 2 residents plus John Snorri, the Sadparas, Fazal, and two more climbers, perhaps Elia Saikaly and Pasang Kaji Sherpa, are currently located.
Tamara Lunger and JP Mohr are fine in Camp 3, although it’s “pretty cold”, they say.
