K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage: Weekend Update 30 June – SNOW!
It’s been a difficult week in Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountain range. Heavy snow brought most teams to a complete halt forcing them to […]
Category: K2 2018 Coverage
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage: Snow Stalls Progress
The weather around the Karakoram peaks is slowing and even stopping progress this week. Meanwhile some teams are not at Base Camp […]
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage
The weather around the Karakoram peaks are making the early teams work hard to establish low camps. Other teams continue their treks […]
K2 2018 Summer Season: Weekend Update 22 June
Late June continues on schedule in Northern Pakistan but the weather is causing some delays. Teams are arriving at K2’s base camp […]
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage: Weekend Update 17 June – Japanese at K2
The summer K2 season is well underway with teams at base camp or making the trek up the Baltoro. And the other […]
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage: Teams at Base Camp
Teams are arriving at K2 Base Camp so look for climbing to begin soon. Japanese Arrive Akira Oyabe and his 10 member […]
K2 2018 Summer Season Coverage
Welcome to my annual coverage of the 2018 K2 summer climbing season. I will be reporting from my home in Colorado this […]
K2 Team Ends Winter Expedition
The Winter Polish K2 team ended their effort after K2 had seen over 80cm/31 inches of new snow that buried ropes and destroyed […]
The Definition of Winter for K2 and Everest Climbs
With the drama dissipating from K2, the Polish team remains at base camp waiting for better weather. Everest is now officially over […]
K2 Team Focuses on the Summit. Another Everest Attempt?
Denis Urubko remains at base camp along with the drama. Now that he is off the team, the remaining climbers are focusing […]