The Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan team is back at K2 Base Camp resting up and passing time by spending 30 minutes each in a\u00a0Gamo bag. They did a day trip to Advanced Base Camp, about 2 hours from normal BC, to check on the fixed line through the small Icefall – all was well.<\/p>\n
Apparently the news that four of the international team were hit by rock as “false new from Pakistain” according to message I received from Russian Climb.<\/p>\n
You can follow them on Instagram<\/a> but\u00a0Russian Climb<\/a>\u00a0and their site<\/a> are the best sources.<\/p>\n K2: Spanish\/Galician Team –\u00a0<\/strong>Waiting<\/b><\/p>\n The other K2 team, lead by\u00a0Alex Txikon,<\/a>\u00a0is content to go slow and steady. After establishing their Camp 2, he is now at base camp waiting for good weather (which may or may not come this winter) for a go to C4 and on to the summit. He posts:<\/p>\n Every step counts and we need to be sure in what we do. I think that in the last two expeditions on Everest, we equipped with ropes too early, and as the good weather did not arrive, we waste our energy re-equipping the track again and again after the strong storm. For that reason, and to be able to be strong and ready when the good weather arrives, we do not want to run, we need to listen to the mountain!<\/p>\n I think that after equipping with ropes until Camp 2 in just two days, the mountain as well needs some days to rest until the good weather allows us to equip up to Camp 4. The forecast will tell us when to put the crampons on and climb towards one of the most beautiful mountains in the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n They have also had evacuation and injuries.\u00a0Jon Barredo and Eva Robles from Spain plus\u00a0Waldemar Kovalevsky from Poland were all taken to Skardu.<\/p>\n You can follow their movements\u00a0on Alex’s\u00a0GPS tracker<\/a>, \u00a0Twitter<\/a>, \u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n The NP team now has only two members since the local Pakistani climbers ended their effort due to hardships and deep snow. The team of Daniele Nardi, British Thomas Ballard continue to climb. They had established Camp 3 at 5,714m with a cache of gear but upon their return found their tents blown away<\/strong><\/em> with no trace. \u00a0Now they are back investigating the situation at C2. Expect go\/no go decision soon. They are attempting the Mummery\u2019s Spur.<\/p>\nThey had four members hit by rock or ice this past week requiring them to be evacuated to Skardu. They were\u00a0Dmitry Muraviov from Kazakhstan, Konstantin Shepelin from Russia and Michael Danichkin from Kyrgyzstan. This leaves\u00a0Artem Braun and Roman Abildae from Russia, Tursunali Aubakirov and Vassiliy Pivtsov both from Kazakhstan still climbing.<\/del><\/p>\nWinter\u00a0Nanga Parbat – Tents Disappear<\/h3>\n
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