News about K2
President of Austria wished luck to K2 expedition
Presidents have not yet wished luck to me and Vassiliy Pivtsov in no expedition: Maksut Zhumayev.
13 July 2011 11:59
Landslide threat is no longer an obstacle for K2 expedition
Participants of the international expedition to K2 are preparing for the second trip to Chogori, despite of the landslide threat.
12 July 2011 12:55
Expedition to K2 suspended work over landslide threat
Participants of international expedition to K2 suspended their work because of bad weather.
11 July 2011 13:10
International expedition to K2 could not reach the second camp
Works on the ascent of the mount had to be suspended because of the bad weather.
08 July 2011 19:19
Zhumayev's expedition advanced another 600 meters up K2
Participants of international expedition to K2 continue working on Chogori mount.
07 July 2011 19:03
Zhumayev's expedition ascended the first 500 meters of K2
Participants of the international expedition to K2 started ascending Chogori mount.
07 July 2011 13:57
Zhumayev evaluated the situation on K2 before ascending
International expedition to K2 set the camp where the works will be held on ascending Chogori.
06 July 2011 17:59
Zhumayev's expedition will start ascending K2 on July 6
We will start tomorrow morning, when the snow is hard and solid to the maximum: Maksut Zhumayev.
05 July 2011 17:59
Bad weather delayed scent of Zhumayev's expedition
International expedition to K2 cannot start working on the mount route because of the bad weather.
04 July 2011 17:20
K2 expedition switched to mountain diet
The sportsmen have started preparing for active acclimatization. The team will start ascending K2 on July 2 or 3.
02 July 2011 10:55
Italian camp became a new advance camp for K2 expedition
Participants of international expedition to K2, also called Chogori, decided to stay in the Italian camp.
01 July 2011 18:41
Location of Zhumayev's advance camp will depend on donkeys
Participants of еру international expedition to K2, also called Chogori, continue lifting equipment to the intermediate camp.
30 June 2011 14:17
Zhumayev to try and reach the advance camp on June 30
Participants of the international expedition to K2 will spend their first acclimatizetion night in the intermediate camp today, June 29.
29 June 2011 12:23
Zhumayev's team made first advancement to Chogori
Maksut Zhumayev and Vassiliy Pivtsov from Kazakhstan and Austrian alpinist Gerlinda Kaltenbrunner made their first working trip to Chogori.
28 June 2011 18:00
K2 expedition led by Maksut Zhumayev crossed 4700m pass
International Expedition to K2 mount, also known as Chogori, has successfully topped a 4700m mountain pass.
25 June 2011 12:27
Alpinists warned Zhumayev of difficult ice conditions in the Hymalayas
There is not much snow in the mountains now and ice is showing up: Maksut Zhumayev.
23 June 2011 15:28
Camels joined Zhumayev's expedition to K2
International expedition to K2 mount, or Chogori, switched from jeeps to camels in China and started a 4-day trip to the base camp.
22 June 2011 16:53
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 10:30
