Winter K2 Update: Climbers All over the Mountain
With a good weather window, three teams are on K2 today: Nirmal Purja, John Snorri Sigurjonsson with Muhammad Ali Sadpara and his son Sajid Ali and Mingma Gyalje Sherpa.
Winter K2 Update: Nirmal Purja to Attempt High Camp
Nirmal Purja and his Sherpa team arrived at Base Camp and almost immediately announced they would fix the ropes on the Black Praymid. Could we see the first winter summit of K2 this week?
Winter K2 Update
The big news from the week was that they fixed the ropes to the traditional Camp2. More teams arrived at base camp while others are making steady progress on the trek
K2 Winter on the Abruzzi
With the ropes on K2 at Camp 2, it’s easy to get excited about early progress, but this is normal for past winter expeditions. The real challenges start above Camp 2 and when wind and snow lockdown teams for days, if not weeks, on ends. Let’s take a step back to review the Abruzzi Spur route, plus the history of winter attempts and what lesson can be gleaned from their experiences.
Ropes to Camp 2 on Winter K2
Huge news that the fixed lines are to Camp 2 on Winter K2. The teams are enjoying decent weather for winter. Other climbers just arrived in Pakistan or Skardu and will start their trek to BC on Christmas Eve.
Is What’s Happening on Winter K2 Wrong?
Who and how mountains are climbs changes with time, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that this winter K2 has over 60 people attempting the summit, most with limited high-altitude winter experience attempting to set the record. Is this wrong?
Ropes to C1 on Winter K2, Press Negativity Abounds
Ropes to C1 on Winter K2 as more teams arrive at base camp. Negativity abounds in the press.
What’s in a name: Everest, Chomolungma, Sagarmatha?
Now that China and Nepal have agreed that the revised measurement of Mount Everest is 8848.86-meters or 29,031.69-feet or 33.85 inches higher (no, the mountain didn’t grow that much!), they have to agree on a name.
Progress on Winter K2
There have been reports that Pakistan is having a mild winter, which might bode well for the K2 teams. Extreme cold is what stops many attempts.
The only team currently on K2 is making progress on the extreme lower mountain fixing about 600 meters of rope
New Height for Everest
After a few years of work, and suspense, China and Nepal jointly announced that they have an updated measurement for Mt. Everest, and both countries agree on it. Drum roll: The new measurement is