Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa, and Cheppal Sherpa had hoped to reach K2’s peak over the weekend, though the weather was not cooperating. This season, a team of climbers coordinated by Krzysztof Wielicki will attempt to become the first to complete the feat. So we are known to each other very well and we have been talking about winter ascent on K2 since long time now.

K2 Winter Ascent. Nanga Parbat is 150 miles away.

A winter ascent of K2 will have to wait for another year as the world’s second-highest peak will go unclimbed this winter. Marty Schmidt & a world class team will finish the north ridge on K2 in winter & in the summer during the 2014 & 2015 climbing season. First K2 Winter Ascent. A winter ascent of K2 will be significantly more difficult due to the extensive funding needed, the challenging approach, very technical climbing, harsh conditions, lack of climbable weather windows, the altitude, and the logistical challenges. He has years of experience in the Himalayas, including a Gasherbum I ascent with Adam Bielecki. 150 likes. “You cannot compare K2 with Nanga Parbat,” Txikon says. We are all now going to Manaslu 8163m to build our confidence and understand each other even more. Winter ascent of K2 is probably the most-remarkable yet unclaimed title in Himalayan mountaineering. At 8,611m, K2 is arguably the last 8,000m peak to remain unsumitted during the winter. In 2016, Txikon was part of a team that completed the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8,126 meters), a mountain that had been attempted in winter more than 30 times before Txikon, Simone Moro of Italy, and Ali Sadpara of Pakistan succeeded. Janusz Goląb, 50, will assist in planning and tactics. Martin Walsh . Annoying Twit 07 Jun 2020.

28,250-foot K2. K2 stands somewhat isolated from her neighboring 8,000ers, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II. In winter the barometric pressure is lower, thus making the “feel-like” temps colder.

Famed alpinist Denis Urubko is one of those who has taken up the challenge. Depending on our fund, we will try to add 2-3 more Nepalese Sherpa and Pakistani Climber to make this climb successful.

I see, quite belatedly, that Project Possible to climb all 8000m peaks in one year has been successful. New Topic Reply to Topic. As already discussed, a winter K2 summit is all about the weather. Interview: Denis Urubko on Winter Ascent of K2 . There are several factors that discourage anyone thinking of climbing K2 in winter. While Nanga Parbat has seen 31 winter attempts, K2 has seen a tenth of that.

[Compare it with 30 unsuccessful expeditions before first team made it to Nanga Parbat summit in winter 2016.] It has been attempted just thrice.

This isolation means K2 has a unique weather pattern. K2 Mountain 21/11/2017. The trip leader will be 67-year-old Krzysztof Wielicki, one of the top high-altitude climbers from the 1980s. Please Register as a New User in order to reply to this topic. K2.

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