Tag: K2 Winter

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

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.

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 as more teams arrive at base camp. Negativity abounds in the press.

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

Climbing Legend Doug Scott Dies and more teams leave for Winter K2

The first team has arrived at K2 base camp for their winter attempt. The rest have yet to arrive in Pakistan.

It’s going to be crowded this year on K2! Yet another high-profile team from Nepal has announced their intentions to grab bragging rights for the first winter summit of the world’s second-highest peak. This goal was once the domain of Russians and Poles but now it all about Nepalese. Here’s the rundown: