{"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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class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_0_title' class='kgvid_title'>K2 2021: Interview with Garrett Madison from the Karakorum<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n<h2>The Podcast on alanarnette.com<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can listen to #everest2021\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">podcasts<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2uu2RcE9WiFKzSGl50oFKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com\/id1567287947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apple Podcast<\/span><\/a><span 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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. 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