{"id":39824,"date":"2021-07-14T21:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=39824"},"modified":"2021-07-14T21:30:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T03:30:47","slug":"k2-2021-summer-coverage-video-interview-with-garrett-madison-from-the-karakorum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/k2-2021-summer-coverage-video-interview-with-garrett-madison-from-the-karakorum\/","title":{"rendered":"K2 2021 Summer Coverage: Video Interview with Garrett Madison from the Karakorum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Garrett Madison, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/madisonmountaineering.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mountaineering<\/a>\u00a0is one of the few people on the planet to have summited K2 twice. He&#8217;s hoping to get his third this 2021 summer. 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Just search for \u201calan arnette\u201d on your favorite podcast platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Teams and Trackers (partial list)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Broad Peak, K2\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonmountaineering.com\/dispatches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mountaineering<\/a>: 9 climbers (USA, UK &amp; Ukrain), 10 Nepal Sherpas, 4 Pakistani high altitude porters, and 10 Pakistani base camp staff.\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/advtech.rainon.com\/Mountain?tripID=8184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kentoncool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenton Cool<\/a> with a client. <a href=\"http:\/\/kentoncool.com\/tracking-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MountExpeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Gupta<\/a> with a client<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karakorumexpedition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karakorum Expeditions<\/a>: 11 members supported by 22 Pakistani climbers. Trackers:\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/fotis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fotis Theocharis<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/garranzoK2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Garranzo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamzimmerman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Zimmerman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ianwelsted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Welsted<\/a>: West Ridge &#8211; No Public Tracker Known<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>K2 Only\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iraaleksandrovna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian-Nepalese K2 Expedition 2021<\/a>: 3 Ukrainians and 3 Nepal&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pioneer Adventure<\/a>\u00a0Sherpas<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine team\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alpomania.team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpomania<\/a>\u00a0supported by 6 Sherpas from Nepal&#8217;s<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Pioneer Adventure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sajidali.sadpara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sajid Ali Sadpara<\/a>: searching for evidence of his father, Muhammad Ali Sadpara. Team of 3 with BC support.\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/eliasaikaly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsjespers.be\/blog?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Spelman and Niels Jespers<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsjespers.be\/live-gps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Broad Peak only\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/victorsans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Sans<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/donbowie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Bowie<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lottahintsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lotta Hintsa\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gasherbrum I\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bluskytours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Sky<\/a>\u00a0Czech Republic &amp; Slovakia<\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/everestmountain.co.uk\/the-altitude-team-gasherbrum-diary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lluis Cortadellas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gasherbrum II\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Poland\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeskidPamirExpedition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beskid Expedition<\/a>\u00a0with Piotr Krzyzowski\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/eur.explore.garmin.com\/textmessage\/viewmsg?culture=pl-PL&amp;mo=1c1999fa6b474b5bb88d07b6087011860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/2021\/07\/08\/gasherbrums-and-nanga-parbat-whos-where-right-now\/bit.ly\/Gasherbrum_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Czech-Slovak\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FGarminExpe%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0r36TT4ssV38kUrhwr26gU1lW0bWXmGMbixg-Paxca9qL5FSuEzgFgUcM&amp;h=AT3o6b1fCPEkYlD_KLR9-YP0UpvwB9eCLEUb0ljdpuyAUvXYHrEWdPYwtK6IL8TyHLMULNUZ8cuwDQ4an7Q6Zj225tuLKMxNJt6gaDTVCsB73PUqVYRYJ6ipCK0Rt1LBSA&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c%5b0%5d=AT1qBpvzxtQ-y9jQ6apQAQhjSxeJcGr3vE7uk-BGMhOcMZVf0yeArbAL0Q3Em6bBkluH967cHXWGgBGPd9R4xk3VC8H1xm7uf7xzmQXEHnkfT_FhU23mv2rvrOSFetVVNSdjJSn3MvritlMP9tSDUpVAogy61mf4YSNV_KQ1BAXdDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thealtitudeteam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Altitude Team<\/a>\u00a0with Lluis Cortadellas&#8217;\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/llcortadellasG2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Pakistan&#8217;s Sirbaz Khan&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/sirbaz14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Broad Peak, GI, and GII\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">Serge Hardy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nanga Parbat &#8211; Over\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ql-indent-1\">5 person\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desnivel.com\/expediciones\/una-expedicion-andaluza-intentara-el-nanga-parbat-por-una-nueva-variante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Team<\/a>\u00a0lead by Manuel &#8216;Lolo&#8217; Gonz\u00e1lez.\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.findmespot.com\/s\/D460#history\/assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garrett Madison, founder of Madison Mountaineering\u00a0is one of the few people on the planet to have summited K2 twice. He&#8217;s hoping to get his third this 2021 summer. This is his sixth expedition to K2 making him the most experienced western operator to run regular trips to the Northern Terrorities of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>With the new 4G Cell tower in Concordia, Garret took the hour walk from K2 Base Camp to Broad Peak Base Camp to talk with me over Zoom about his expedition. We discussed their rotations to Camp 1 and 2, the snow conditions on the mountain, what happens when he finds bodies on the mountain, and more. I think you&#8217;ll enjoy getting this first-hand information directly from Northern Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"A live video interview with Garrett Madison near K2 base Camp on July 15, 2021, about this summer's climbing season. 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