{"id":39870,"date":"2021-07-23T11:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=39870"},"modified":"2021-07-23T15:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:32:17","slug":"k2-2021-summer-coverage-k2-summit-push-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/23\/k2-2021-summer-coverage-k2-summit-push-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"K2 2021 Summer Coverage: K2 Summit Push Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The K2 teams are leaving Base Camp for the summit push targeting July 27<sup>th<\/sup> and 28<sup>th<\/sup>. \u00a0The poor weather has finally let up and they are hoping the winds will be calm on the summit.<\/p>\n<h2>Karakorum Big Picture &#8211; It&#8217;s Time<\/h2>\n<p>Climbing is all about patience and waiting for the right weather, after years, months, and days of training, gaining experience, and preparation for the summit push. It is all coming together for the teams on K2 as they depart Base Camp for the summit. The schedule has become clearer and appears to be targeting summits on July 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 27<sup>th<\/sup>, and 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day 1: Climb to C1<\/li>\n<li>Day 2: Climb to C2 (potential rest day added)<\/li>\n<li>Day 3: Climb to C3<\/li>\n<li>Day 4: Climb to C4 and leave at midnight for the summit<\/li>\n<li>Day 5: Summit and return to at least C3 if not C2.<\/li>\n<li>Day 6: Return to Base Camp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I remain concerned about the snow depth on the upper mountain and the crevasse that created issues for the winter team just a few months ago. Hopefully, the big winds from this past storm cleared much of the soft snow away and the bright sunlight will bind the layers before the climbers go above the Black Pyramid.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h2>K2 &#8211; Climbing!<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"nc684nl6\"><a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pioneeradventuretreks\/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZV6hBJKWGdQSwp01suhEczy2Tq4A5d5pOIqcLVzeEs9GB2vWj8U7ufZRwJJasUA9DWmWV-lKJ_KpoPd3q1okEBPGbqY62OMlVNRp1emZ-CaB2FojQetqQWHOmBZAyPOtapyXwd7KwRh8Rw2CQwd9-x9&amp;__tn__=-UC%2CP-R\">Pioneer Adventure<\/a><\/span>\u00a0gave this update as their teams leave Base Camp:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With the weather being clear out First team lead by Mr. Lakpa Sherpa is headed towards Camp 1 from Base Camp today for their final summit push.<br \/>\nOur Second team lead by Mr. Mingma Dorchi Sherpa will be making their way from Base Camp to Camp 2 tomorrow for the final summit push.\u00a0Both the team have planned the final summit on 27 July 2021.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">And\u00a0<span class=\"nc684nl6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonmountaineering.com\/dispatches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mountaineering<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is leaving Saturday, July 24:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">After a nice rest in base camp we\u2019re off on our summit rotation! Heading up tomorrow to camp 1, and looking at a potential summit day of July 28th. Fingers crossed for good weather and route conditions!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">No update from the other large team on K2, <span class=\"nc684nl6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Karakorumexpeditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karakorum Expeditions.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0They are just coming off a difficult time on Broad Peak so they may lag a day or two longer at BC.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The West Ridge team of <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>\u00a0have not updated in a few days but fully expect them to be climbing during this window.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm ItkAi \"><span class=\"Jv7Aj mArmR MqpiF \">Finally, <a class=\"sqdOP yWX7d _8A5w5 ZIAjV \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sajidalisadpara\/\">Sajid Ali Sadpara<\/a>\u00a0who is searching for his father and two teammates who went missing this past winter will probably return to Camp 4 and the Bottleneck to continue the search.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Broad Peak &#8211; Another Summit Attempt<\/h2>\n<p>It appears some of the climbers who didn&#8217;t make it to the true summit in the last push will try again this Sunday, July 25, 2021. It may include Asif Bharti, and Sa&#8217;ad Mohamed with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Asif-Bhatti-Expeditions-570815383271167\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Thin Air<\/a>. They want to climb with no HAP support or Os.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\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<hr \/>\n<h2>The Podcast on alanarnette.com<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can listen to #everest2021\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>podcasts<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2uu2RcE9WiFKzSGl50oFKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com\/id1567287947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcast<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-dot-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaker<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTc3MjdlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/otq8ztfv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/the-podcast-on-alanarnettecom-G2R7r0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioPublic<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/alan-arnette1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anchor<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and more. 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