This post will cover “K2 Winter Expedition 2020”. Image John Snorri, the climber from Iceland, front, second from left, pictured in January 2020. It appears that there are three teams at C2: Mingma G, Nims, and Snorri, and the Seven Summits Treks massive team arrived at base camp. The 2020 winter climbing season has seen its first summit as Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon has successfully reached the top of Ama Dablam in Nepal. 31 talking about this. Winter ascents of the world’s very highest mountains are at … Most expeditions do not bring large quantities due to weight, especially on K2, where porters ferry all the gear to Base Camp on a 50-mile journey. K2 was the last 8,000m peak awaiting a winter ascent after Nanga Parbat was climbed in 2016. News & Updates (latest first) 24th January, 2020. Last month, a Nepali mountain-climbing team become the first to reach the peak of K2 during winter. The winter season has just begun and in the Karakoram a large group of Sherpas, clients and professional mountaineers are descending on K2 Base Camp (or are already there), determined to solve the last great problem of mountaineering on the world’s 8,000-meter peaks: the first winter ascent of K2, the 8,611-meter Pakistani giant.. Slovenian climber Tomaz Rotar shares his experiences and the chaotic unsuccessful bid to summit K2 in winter and the tragic incident of Ali Sadpara and companions High Asia Herald Report John Snorri and Tomaz Rotar in 2020. 21.12.2020 K2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger announced a two days ago that she too will attempt to climb K2 in winter. ... Latest … Per details, over 50 climbers have arrived in Pakistan to summit K2 but had to abandon their campaign after multiple incidents foiled their bids. The second highest mountain in the world is the last … Alex, along with Jonatan García, Pasang Sherpa, Cheppal Sherpa and Kalden Sherpa, made the ascent on Saturday amidst high winds, deep snow, and cold conditions. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) told the state-run APP Tuesday all foreign climbers at the K2 base camp have decided to end the K2 Winter Expeditions 2020/21 considering the harsh weather conditions. Not a lot of news from K2 this Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 19:00 K2 time. Trekking, Mountaineering and many more.. adventure As expected, a lot of rockfall is being reported, and it will get worse as more and more people are on the route at the same time. According to ACP Secretary Karar Haideri all foreign climbers at the K2 base camp have decided to end the K2 Winter Expeditions 2020/21 considering the harsh weather conditions. K2′s “savage” peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter. Photo: Apricot Tours/ExplorersWeb Slovenian climber Tomaz Rotar has given the firsthand account of the K2 winter expedition that … K2 winter expedition 2020 is finally about to begin in a few days. Apricot Tours (Pakistan) is conducting one of the two winter expeditions on K2 this year. K2 remains the only 8,000er with zero winter ascent.