K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage – First at K2 Base Camp
The first climbers have arrived at K2 Base camp. Mike Horn reported in that he experienced snowfall throughout the entire trek: Hello […]
Category: K2 2019 Coverage
K2 2019 Summer Season Coverage
Welcome to my annual coverage of the K2 summer climbing season. I will be reporting from my home in Colorado this year […]
Winter K2 Attempt Over – Can It Ever Be Done?
With little fanfare, Alex Txikon and team returned to K2 Base Camp yesterday thus ending the only remaining team aiming for the […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Summit Bid Underway – Update 2
UPDATE 2: 16 March 2019: They established their Camp 3 at 7,050-meters a bit short of traditional C3 at 7,200-meters/24,000-feet. This is […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: 2 “shapes” Spotted on Nanga, K2 Team Near C4
There was a lot of buzz today but followers of the search for Nardi and Ballard on Nanga Parbat were left unsure […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: Search Draws Down for Nanga Climbers, K2 Team at C3
Another disappointing day on Nanage Parbat. The Russian lead K2 team made good progress and are hopeful they can summit soon. Search […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Winds, Nanga Search to 6500M
The search on Nanga Parbat has made progress with searchers on the Mummery Rib using drones, however, no sign of Tom or […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Resumes, Nanga Search Update
The search on Nanga Parbat continues to suffer delays, mostly weather related. On K2 one team has left to help on Nanga, […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: No Sign of Nanga Climbers
Update on missing Nanga Parbat climbers Tom Ballard and Daniel Nardi. In spite of two helicopter passes plus a foot search to […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: NP Drone Search, K2 Resumes
Update: 1 March 2019: No rescue fight today due to poor weather. In what has become a deadly sad and uncertain season, […]