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К2 expedition stoped several hundred meters before the fourth camp Chogori is 8,611 meters high. So to reach the peak the team will have to cover another 811 meters of height.

08 August 2011

International expedition to K2 might challenge the summit before August 9 According to Kazakh alpinist Maksut Zhumayev they’ve received weather forecasts that the weather will be good enough until Tuesday for the final ascent.

07 August 2011

Alpinists of K2 expedition spent a night at 7100 m Good weather on August 4 allowed the team to ascend 500 meters of Chogori.

05 August 2011

K2 expedition covered a record distance in one day The team of alpinists ascended 1300 meters in 11 hours. Their trip from the first camp to the second was one of the most difficult and exhausting.

04 August 2011

K2 expedition led by Maksum Zhumayev will change Toyotas for camels Expedition to Chogori arrived to Kargalik village in northwest China. The caravan will be moving to the base camp at 3800m: Zhumayev.

20 June 2011