{"id":39902,"date":"2021-07-26T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T23:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=39902"},"modified":"2021-07-26T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T23:35:05","slug":"k2-2021-summer-coverage-summit-wave-1-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/26\/k2-2021-summer-coverage-summit-wave-1-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"K2 2021 Summer Coverage: Summit Wave #1 Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first K2 summit wave is underway around 22:00 PT, Monday, July 26, 2021. The lead is from Sherpas from <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pioneeradventuretreks\/\">Pioneer Adventure<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/madisonmountaineering.com\/dispatches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mountaineering<\/a>. There are many Pakistani climbers, and many friends and families following them closely. I&#8217;m not able to mention every person by name so feel free to put them in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>The major teams are from Ukraine:<\/p>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pioneer Adventure<\/a> Sherpas<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alpomania.team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpomania<\/a> supported by 6 Sherpas from Nepal&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Pioneer Adventure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"control-pane-header-username\" class=\"text-overflow-ellipsis control-pane-header-username-with-margin\" title=\"Shehroze Kashif\">Shehroze Kashif&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/PakistanOnK2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a> shows him at 8307-meters at 4:15 am July 27. So they are getting close and making good time considering the route was beingfixed as they climb.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39904\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-582x480.jpg\" alt=\"Shehroze Kashif\" width=\"582\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-582x480.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-273x225.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-1000x825.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-230x190.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-350x289.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM-480x396.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-26-at-Monday-Jul-2633.01-PM.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shehroze Kashif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"control-pane-header-one-control-icons\" class=\"flex-row-space-between-centered\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The West Ridge team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamzimmerman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Zimmerman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ianwelsted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Welsted<\/a> are reported to have reached 6800-meters but descending now, however, I can&#8217;t confirm that.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Gasherbrum II Summits<\/h2>\n<p>What could be the last of this summer&#8217;s summits on GII, Czech climbers Marek Disman and Karolina Grohova made the top all alone according to <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/2021\/07\/26\/gasherbrum-ii-sunday-summits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explorersweb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Gasherbrum I &#8211; Climbing from C4<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marco_confortola_official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Confortola&#8217;s<\/a> home team updated his progress that he was at C4 leaving for the top tonight, Monday. This will be the first summit of GI this season if successful so they are breaking the trail and fixing the route virtually alone.<\/p>\n<h2>Broad Peak &#8211; Another Summit Attempt<\/h2>\n<p>Around 20 climbers who didn&#8217;t make it to the true summit in the last push are back on Broad Peak for another try.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Teams and Trackers (partial list)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Broad Peak, K2\n<ul>\n<li><a 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. <a 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.karakorumexpedition.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karakorum Expeditions<\/a>: 11 members supported by 22 Pakistani climbers. Trackers: <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/fotis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fotis Theocharis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/garranzoK2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Garranzo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamzimmerman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Zimmerman<\/a> and <a 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pioneer Adventure<\/a> Sherpas<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alpomania.team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpomania<\/a> supported by 6 Sherpas from Nepal&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQiKo53pbU5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Pioneer Adventure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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. <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/eliasaikaly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsjespers.be\/blog?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Spelman and Niels Jespers<\/a> <a 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><a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/victorsans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Sans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/donbowie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Bowie<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lottahintsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lotta Hintsa <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gasherbrum I\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bluskytours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Sky<\/a> Czech Republic &amp; Slovakia<\/li>\n<li><a 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>Poland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeskidPamirExpedition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beskid Expedition<\/a> with Piotr Krzyzowski\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/eur.explore.garmin.com\/textmessage\/viewmsg?culture=pl-PL&amp;mo=1c1999fa6b474b5bb88d07b6087011860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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 <\/a> <a 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thealtitudeteam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Altitude Team<\/a> with Lluis Cortadellas&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/llcortadellasG2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pakistan&#8217;s Sirbaz Khan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/sirbaz14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Broad Peak, GI, and GII\n<ul>\n<li>Serge Hardy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nanga Parbat &#8211; Over\n<ul>\n<li>5 person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desnivel.com\/expediciones\/una-expedicion-andaluza-intentara-el-nanga-parbat-por-una-nueva-variante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Team<\/a> lead by Manuel &#8216;Lolo&#8217; Gonz\u00e1lez. <a 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>You can listen to #everest2021 podcasts on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2uu2RcE9WiFKzSGl50oFKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com\/id1567287947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-dot-com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTc3MjdlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/otq8ztfv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/the-podcast-on-alanarnettecom-G2R7r0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioPublic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/alan-arnette1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anchor<\/a>, and more. Just search for \u201calan arnette\u201d on your favorite podcast platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first K2 summit wave is underway around 22:00 PT, Monday, July 26, 2021. The lead is from Sherpas from Pioneer Adventure and Madison Mountaineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The first K2 summit wave is underway around 22:00 PT, Monday, July 26, 2021. 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