2018/19 Winter Climbs: What Now? – Updated
Update 28 February 21:00 local time: First Helicopter search completed with Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara on board. He reports seeing their tent […]
Category: K2 2019 Coverage
Climbers Missing on Nanga Parbat – Search Hampered
After having no contact for two days, the home team and base camp crew for British climber Tom Ballard, 30, and Italian […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: Four Keys for a Winter K2 Summit
UPDATE Tuesday February 26: All K2 teams have returned to base camp due to strong winds If you are in the camp […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 and NP Weather Issues … Again – Updated
UPDATE 25 February: The weather, while still bad, calmed enough to allow Txikon and his Sherpas to reach Camp 2 and the […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: Summit Push on Nanga, Climbing on K2
As per the forecast, high winds kept teams quiet on K2 this week but have now let up and they are planning […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: “Hurricane” at K2 and Messner Weighs In
As had been predicted, high winds are hitting K2 Base Camp and everyone is holding tight for the storm to pass. The […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Progress
Excellent progress on K2 over the weekend with both teams moving well but more bad weather in the forecast including wind chills […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 and Nanga Stalled by Weather
More big winds and snow are causing slow, if any, progress on these two Pakistan 8000-meter peaks. One teams feels they might […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Stalled, Nanga Regroup
Progress on K2 and Nanga Parbat feels stalled as the winter clock continues to advance. Teams are in their respective base camps […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Progress, No Manaslu, Nanga Fragments
There is progress on K2 but clarification that the two teams are working independently. Locals quit on Nanga and avalanches end Manaslu […]