Summer 2014 | Poles Summit K2 on 60th Anniversary - Update # 2 Thursday, July 31, 2014 Polish K2 team made it to the summit, on the 60th anniversary of K2’s first ascent. As per message from Pawel Michalski, this noon, Janusz ...
Summer 2014 | Spaniard Miguel Angel Perez Lost on K2 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 It has been an astoundingly successful year on K2, with almost all the climbers reaching the summit. However, the season isn’t over yet, as...
Summer 2014 | Day 2 of K2 Summit Pushes - Update # 3 Sunday, July 27, 2014 There were many summits on K2 yesterday; probably more than previous most summits on a single day. However, the story doesn't end here...
Summer 2014 | K2 Summits on July 26th / Updated Saturday, July 26, 2014 July 26th is an extraordinary day in the history of K2. After the prolonged weather window, more than 35 climbers launched the summit bid f...
Summer 2014 | K2 - Day 1 of Summit Push - Update # 9 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Thanks to Daniele Nardi at K2 C4 documenting the Pakistani-Italian expedition, the EvK2CNR team at BC monitoring the progress and montagna....
Summer 2014 | K2 Summit bid - Time for the Ultimate Push Friday, July 25, 2014 Weather is holding, snow conditions are good, forecast is promising and majority of climbers reached C4 (7800m), this afternoon. After rest...
Summer 2014 | The Big One - Summit Attempt on K2 Thursday, July 24, 2014 The 60th anniversary of K2’s first ascent may also be the year of many summits on the mountain. Adequate climbing conditions and prolonged ...
Summer 2014 | Day 2 of Broad Peak Summits, Success on GII - Update # 8 Thursday, July 24, 2014 (Note: Updates will be added to this post, as further information arrives from the mountain.) First summits of the season were witnessed ...
Summer 2014 | Broad Peak Summit-Bid Updates - Update # 3 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 (Note: Updates will be added to this post, as further information arrives from the mountain.) The first group of Broad Peak climbers, who...
Summer 2014 | Towards Summit on Broad Peak, K2 and GII Monday, July 21, 2014 It snowed in the region from July 16 to 19th, but Sunday was a perfect sunny day. Teams are now gearing up for the summit attempts. Some of...
Interview with Samuli Mansikka | "We might see many summits this year on K2, or then not. This is the magic of K2." Sunday, July 20, 2014 He leads treks and expeditions to less challenging mountains/passes throughout the year, but climbs 8000m peaks unassisted and independentl...
Summer 2014 | All Set for Summit Push on K2 and Broad Peak Thursday, July 17, 2014 The acclimatization chapter of majority of expeditions concludes here as they get settled in Base Camps to rest and recover. Heavy snowfall...
Summer 2014 | Another Summit Attempt on Broad Peak, Struggle Continues on K2 (Updated) Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Boyan Petrov’s summit push was thwarted at around 7700m, after trail-breaking in fresh snow for seven hours. He was first (and the only) c...
Summer 2014 | Summit Push on Broad Peak Friday, July 11, 2014 “ This morning we can see one Bulgarian climber through the telescope above C3 on his 3rd summit push, ploughing through the deep snow .” C...