News From K-2 Base Camp

By Asem Mustafa Awan

Islamabad --- The team Norway for making their first ascent on the peak has established Camp 2 at 6800 meters and few went up to 7000 meters and are back at Base Camp at 5000 meters for rest.

Bjoern Sekkesaeter in Norway in his message said,” The team is doing fine and few as part of acclimatization have managed to go up to 7000 meters and at present are in base camp for rest.

Thirty-year old Rolf Bae is the team leader and ace in the team is Cecilie Skog who aspires to be first Norwegian woman on top of K-2 at 8611 meters. The expedition is taking South South East Spur and is the first team to reach K-2 in the current season.

Meanwhile Mick Parker member of the US expedition is on his way to K-2 base camp. The others have already made it to the base camp and the team is attempting Magic Line or possibly other routes depending on the snow conditions.

Fabrizio Zangrilli leads the expedition and other members in the team include Hamesh Robertson, David Schipper, Fred Barth and Bill Pearson. Bill Pearson has already climbed K-2 and if he does that again he will be the second man to do it with out using oxygen. A Nepalese Sherpa has climbed K-2 twice besides Czech ace climber who is the first one to do that. The Sherpa used oxygen in the second time.