Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : Nanga new route kick off – K2 and Gasherbrums action.

Jul 07, 2009
(K2Climb.net) Nanga Parbat massive summit push is on: climbers are on their way to C2 today, hoping to top-out on Friday.
Five of the climbers will attempt a new route.

Skies are finally clearing on Broad Peak and K2; snow conditions are still far from stable though. Whiteout and snow halted Veikka and Yazuka on their way to Hidden Peak’s C2.

Nanga Parbat

While the rest of the expedition are headed up the normal route, the time has come for Gerfried and his mates to try the new line they have planned so long.

“Preparation is long, hard work for a difficult climb like this,” Ger told ExWeb in an earlier interview (check the features section).
“I researched it for nearly three months, and compared around 2000 pictures to find the possibility of this new line. We did our best in the last year and a half to try and optimize all items which are planable. We don’t want to leave anything to chance.”

Gerfried Göschl, Günther Unterberger, Hans Goger and Canadian Louis Rousseau will set off for their first bivouac today. Sepp joined the attempt in he last minute.

“We will pitch our tents right under the steep 800m ice crevice,” Gerfried reported. “On Wednesday, we will ascend the – never before attempted – crevice first thing in the morning, until we reach our second bivouac (6600m) via wide snowy slopes and rocky towers.”

“On Thursday, we will hopefully reach approx. 7400m (in foreseeable strong winds). Should everything go according to plans, we may have a summit chance on Friday!”

ÖAV Nanga Parbat Expedition’s forecasts, by Carl Gabl and Hanif Muhammad, show a few days of clear, yet windy weather – the best day being Friday. Giusepe Pompili, who previusly stated he would go just for a partial, acclimatization trip, may change his mind and continue towards the top with the rest of the pack.

“We’re in C1,” Giusepe reported yesterday evening. “Tomorrow we’re heading for C2 – and then we’ll see: Forecasts show beautiful conditions on summit day…Tomorrow there will be at least a dozen of us, plus the Koreans and HAP’s,” Pompili added.

K2

Most of Fabrizio’s FTA K2 team headed to C1 yesterday, on a relative safe route from the constant snow-shedding. “Due to the heavy snow on the route they were not able to push to C2 and Jake, Ron and Fabrizio returned to BC as there is limited space in C1,” home team’s Stu reported. “Tuesday very early in the morning they will leave fully loaded, meet up with the team members in C1, and push the route through to C2.”

“The teams are taking advantage of a weather window that seems to be 2-3 long ahead before high winds may return later in the week,” Stu added.

“While the rest of the team push up to Camp 2, I’m in Base Camp preparing to push up tomorrow (today),” Sean Wisedale reported. “Yesterday was one of the most outstanding alpine days of my life. It was sloughing and shedding time! Off all the surrounding slopes, avalanches dropped like over ripe litches in December.”

“We’ve got no time to loose – weather is apparently improving for five days, so we are heading all the way to C2 in order to spend two nights there, and then move to C3, at 7,300m,” Santiago Quintero stated. “Thus we would close our (rather short) acclimatization process.”

Broad Peak

“Chris and his crew on Broad Peak are heading back up today in the morning as it looks like his hill needed one more day to consolidate,” FTA’s home team reported. “With lower angle slopes than K2, Broad Peak can hold considerably more snow and avalanche risk just below C1 is quite significant so they will get a very early start.”

Gasherbrums

Heavy snow fall and strong winds stopped Veikka and Kazuya on their way to Hidden Peak’s Camp 2 on Monday. Facing total whiteout in crevassed terrain, the climbers chose to pitch a tent and wait out the storm. Not a problem for a Finn, Veikka’s home team reported. “Just like an average winter day in Finland,” Veikka had told them.

Today they’ll try to reach C2, weather permitting, in an preliminary acclimatization trip before pushing for the summit.

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Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : Teams Go For Nanga Parbat Summit!

While the weather remains iffy throughout the Karakorum, ExWeb is reporting that teams have begun their summit push on Nanga Parbat, with the plan of reaching the top on Friday, July 10th, provided everything remains on schedule. Both Gerfried Göschl and the Korean team that includes Go Mi-Sun have set off for Camp 1 today. Another team, led by Giuseppe Pompili, is setting off in their wake with the intention of going to C3 to acclimatize. From there, they’ll return to BC, rest up, and push for the summit around the 15th of the month.

According to the Field Touring Alpine site, their teams on both K2 and Broad Peak are back to work today following a break in the bad weather. Both teams are working the route and planning to climb high to acclimatize. On K2, the plan is to move up to C2 and spend the night their before going back to BC, but on BP it is being reported that there is more snow on the slopes, creating more of an avalanche threat. The FTA BP team will be more cautious in their approach of course.

The Altitude Junkies are on the Gasherbrums, and are eying both G1 and G2. Their latest update indicates good weather may be on the horizon, at least for the next few days. Snow is predicted to return at the end of the week however, so the team is sitting tight in BC for now, and letting the snow settle. They say that the route from C2 to C3 is quite dangerous at the moment, and the idea of more snow coming by Friday does not sit well. There has been so much snowfall on the mountain that all the ropes from C1 to C3 are buried, and if they can not be retrieved, they’ll have to be refixed.

Both the Jagged Globe team and Don Bowie haven’t posted an update in the last day or two, but they are also aiming at various Gasherbrum summits. Presumably they are waiting for the snow to settle on the higher portion of the mountain as well, but with more snow in the forecast, it doesn’t seem like things are going to get better soon.

At least we have some movement on one off the big peaks. Hopefully we’ll hear word on successful summits on Nanga Parbat later by the weekend. If the Koreans, and more specifically Go Mi-Sun, top out, they’ll move turn their eyes on G1 and G2, making their bid for the Karakorum Hat Trick. If they pull them all over, Miss Go will have bagged six 8000m peaks in a matter of a few months. Should be fun to watch.

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Langtang valley trek is on the area of Tibetan culture and home of Yak. The trek starts from Dhunche or Syabru Bensi and ends at Dhunche or Syabru bensi again. From Sybru Bensi, you will follow the Langtang River to the east until you get to Kyanjin Gompa (3,049.). When you arrive in Kyanjin Gompa we recommend you to stay one extra day for the climb Tserkuri (5184m) from where you see nice view of the Himalayas.

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Facilities:

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Langtang Valley Trekking Itinerary:

Option No: 01 Langtang valley Trekking Itinerary.

Day 01: Arrival and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Sightseeing around Kathmandu valley
Day 03: Kathmandu to Dhunche Bazaar (2030m)
Day 04: Dhunche trek to Thulo (big) Syabru (2200m)
Day 05: Thulo Syabru Trek to Lama Hotel (2480m)
Day 06: Lama Hotel Trek to Langtang (3541m)
Day 07: Langtang Trek to Kyanjing Gompa (3900m)
Day 08: Day trip to Tserkori (5184m) return Kyanjing Gompa
Day 09: Kyanjing Gompa Trek to Lama Hotel (2480m)
Day 10: Lama Hotel trek to Syabru Bensi (1450m)
Day 11: Syabru Bensi drive bus to Kathmandu
Day 12: Free day for shopping or relax
Day 13: Drive to airport for return flight

Option No: 02 Langtang valley Trekking Itinerary.

Day 01 Arrival and transfer to hotel/welcome dinner
Day 02 Sightseeing around Kathmandu Valley
Day 03 Drive to Syabru Bensi (1450m)
Day 04 Trek to Lama Hotel (2480m)
Day 05 Trek Hotel to Langtang (3541m)
Day 06 Trek to Kyangjing Gompa (3900m)
Day 07 Day trip to Tserkori (5184m) Langshisa (4100m)
Day 08 Trek to Lama Hotel (2480m)
Day 09 Trek to Sybru Bensi (1450m)
Day 10 Drive to Kathmandu/ Hotel
Day 11 Free day for shopping or relax
Day 12 Drive to Airport for flying your own destination

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