Winter K2 Update: No January 2021 Summits??
The winds continue to hit K2 and now some are feeling a bit less optimistic than even a few days ago.
Winter K2 Update: Chillin’ at Base Camp
Big winds and extremely cold temperatures have everyone at Base Camp. Many of the clients have been to C1, a few to C2. Forecast has low winds only 1 out of next 10 days
Winter K2 Update: Crowded Base Camp
With high winds on K2, everyone is back in Base Camp waiting for the next window later this week. Updates from individual climbers.
Winter K2 Update: Weather Moves In
The winds have returned and are forecasted to stay strong throughout the week. That said, there are reports of climbers going up anyway. Also, expect to another team arrive next week that may shake things up.
Winter K2 Update: Climbers at C1 and C2
With this small weather window, climbers are stampeding K2 to try and get an acclimatization rotation in before the winds return. Video of the Black Pyramid by Mingma G.
Winter K2 Update: Frostbite in A Short Weather Window
High winds stopped many of the hopefuls on Friday but climbers left Base Camp on Saturday and are now at C1 and C2. Frostbite is being reported in some of the Sherpas.
Winter K2 Update: Evacuation from Base Camp
Winter K2 Update: Evacuation from Base Camp. There are some climbers above Base Camp with a day or two of reasonable winds. Conditions deteriorate Monday into Tuesday.
Winter K2 Update: Weather Moves In
Today, Thursday, December 31, 2020 K2 has no climbers on her flanks. Aspirants are staged at Base Camp waiting for the next weather window or resting after fixing ropes to 7000-meters.
Winter K2 Update: Early Season Overview
Today was the last day of predicted winds low-enough to climb high. Mingma and Nirmal Purja put the fixed ropes to 7000-meters, top of the Black Pyramid. With a few weeks passed, let’s see where things stand
Winter K2 Update: Fighting the Cold
Not a lot of news from K2 this Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 19:00 K2 time. It appears that there are three teams at C2: Mingma G, Nirmal Purja, and Snorri, and the Seven Summits Treks massive team arrived at base camp. I’ll update this post as I get fresh information today.