Shared Summits K2 Climbing Expedition Dispatch 47
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Chest high snow....I would have turned around at knee high!
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Chest hight snow....I would have turned around at knee high!
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I can feel the exhaustion in watching the climbers. Cho Oyu this fall, dream of K2. 45 lbs at this altitude is like 100 lbs at sea level.
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insane and psychologically unhealthy people. Smoking, unprotected sex and even russian roulette are less harmful than climbing k2 or Annapurna (28 and 40 % death chance).
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omg.. they are even above the clouds.
amazing footage!
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heroes
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No Sherpas on the ascent, deep snow, high altitude, technical climbing...Extraordinary athletes. Bravo - How far above or below the death zone was the final camp? Did you consider abandoning with the deep snow? Thanks for sharing this amazing experience!
The "death Zone" is above 26,000, roughly the height of C4. K2 is 28,251ft.
Abandoning? well, this was my third season on K2 (in 2002 and 2005 no teams summited because the weather was so bad). We made a total of 5 attempts, before summiting on the last one. If needed, we would have stayed for another month to finish the climb.
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