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Written By: sean on June 30, 2009 6 Comments

NB. update 13 May 2010…for any K2 or Karakoram climbers in the 2010 season I have three new cylinders of Poisk oxygen in Skardu that are for sale email Sean on venture@hot.co.za 

Text message received from Sean this am: “Wind & snow. Hunkered down in base camp. Why are mountains made so cold?”

Below is Sean’s K2 gear […]

Written By: sean on June 29, 2009 5 Comments
K2 – Camp 1 – overnight

Camp 1 (FTA)

 

NB. update 13 May 2010…for any K2 or Karakoram climbers in the 2010 season I have three new cylinders of Poisk oxygen in Skardu that are for sale email Sean on venture@hot.co.za 

We’ve been at K2 base camp for a week – it seems like a month. Other expeditions are arriving – […]

Written By: sean on June 26, 2009 8 Comments
K2 – Helicopters and rest day

To Camp 1 (FTA)

Michele Fait’s body was helicoptered out of BC yesterday. We saw the two military helicopters fly in tandem while we were half way up the slope to Camp 1.

Throughout the day yesterday, Fabrizio led strongly up the slope. Tunc, Wim, Ron, the two high altitude porters – Roosel […]

Written By: sean on June 25, 2009 No Comment

NB. update 13 May 2010…for any K2 or Karakoram climbers in the 2010 season I have three new cylinders of Poisk oxygen in Skardu that are for sale email Sean on venture@hot.co.za 

Recording from Sean on 24 June 09

We left base camp at 07h00 this morning for the foot of the Cesen route to recover Michele Fait’s […]

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Written By: sean on June 25, 2009 6 Comments

NB. update 13 May 2010…for any K2 or Karakoram climbers in the 2010 season I have three new cylinders of Poisk oxygen in Skardu that are for sale email Sean on venture@hot.co.za 

Recording from Sean on 23 June 09.

We arrived at Base Camp yesterday.  Our camp is situated high up on the glacier, 45 minutes away from the […]

Written By: sean on June 21, 2009 19 Comments

Today we arrived at Concordia at 4800m.  Concordia is the confluence of the Godwin-Austin Glacier, the Baltoro Glacier and the upper Baltoro Glacier. Concordia is otherwise known as the Throne of the Gods and it’s really an appropriate name.  The trek to this point today was absolutely outstanding.  We are surrounded by hundreds of giant […]

Written By: sean on June 16, 2009 4 Comments
K2 – The trek begins

It’s been a fantastic 2 days from Skardu to Ghula.  We left Skardu in jeeps and took the road to Askole. The jeep track must be the dodgiest road on earth – there are constant land slides as the road is cut out of the faces of super loose and steep slopes that follow a […]

Written By: sean on June 15, 2009 2 Comments
K2 Onward to Askole

Written by Sean from Skardu.
Thanks to everyone who’s commented on the blog. It’s great to read your messages but that ends from here on unfortunately. No more computers.

Written By: sean on June 13, 2009 3 Comments
K2 – Islamabad to Skardu

Written/recorded by Sean: Friday 12th June at 7.30 pm from Skardu, Pakistan

This is basically my first recording live from the field. It’s been a testing 30 hours on a bus from Islamabad to Skardu.

Written By: sean on June 9, 2009 10 Comments
K2 Departure Day

This will be the last blog before Sean leaves for K2 tomorrow. From here on he’ll be keeping us updated from the field.

Sean will be away from home for 10 weeks on this expedition which is more or less how long it takes to climb an 8611m peak like K2. It takes this much time because of … more

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