It is a large and striking peak, which is somewhat overshadowed by the nearby 8,000 metres 26,000 ft peaks of the main range of the karakoram which includes four of the fourteen eightthousanders, namely k2, gasherbrum i, broad peak and gasherbrum ii. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. Masherbrum is the highest peak of the masherbrum mountains, a subrange of the karakoram range. View from concordia includes k2, broad peak, gasherbrum iv, gasherbrum ii, baltoro kangri, mitre peak, paiju peak, crystal peak and marble peak. It is the thirdhighest peak of the gasherbrum massif, is located in the karakoram, on the border between gilgitbaltistan and xinjiang, china. On july 14, the italian giampiero di federico solo ascent opens a new route on the northwest face. On this map the pass connecting to gasherbrum iii is 6,493 m high 654 m prominence.
The currently most accurate map of the region probably is that in the series of maps of snow mountains in china, which gives a height of 7,147 m. None of the five 8,000 meter peaks of the pakistani karakoram range have fallen to winter ascents, though strong teams have tried them. Gasherbrum iv photo gallery home mountains of travel photos. Thomas vaughan and i as leader on may 15 started our trek to base camp 16,500 feet, which we reached on may 27. Moro and urubko attempted nanga parbat in pakistan this year but gave up earlier in the winter. Gasherbrum ii is the third highest peak of the gasherbrum massif, and the thirteenth highest peak in the world. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Apr 25, 2011 like all of the karakorams peaks, gasherbrum ii, or g2, is steeper, colder, and more muscular than the 8,000ers in nepal, all of which have been summited in winter. Simone moro and tamara lunger present their next himalayan. Cory richards, adventurers of the year 2012 national. The route offers straightforward climbing in a superb and dramatic location. Dec 19, 2015 this is only the second of pakistans 8,000meter peaks to be climbed in winter. The route is objectively safe with technical difficulties of, at most, alpine ad on some sections. Cory was rigorous in capturing both the action and raw emotion of their climb even in the aftermath of an avalanche which almost killed him resulting in cold, a.
Aac publications asia, pakistan, gasherbrum ii tragedy. This table gives the weather forecast for gasherbrum at the specific elevation of 8068 m. Like k2 and broad peak, excessive snow is reported from gasherbrum as well. Gasherbrum 1 gi photos show all the 2003 expeditions including several to g1 and g2 austriaeurope guenter steintairmemorian gii expedition 2003. After arriving at dassu by jeep, glenn brindeiro, steven casebolt, donald goodman, david hambly, dr. Simply go to the feed configuration page and follow the 3 simple steps to grab the custom html code snippet and paste it into your own site. We were the only team in 2016 to make gasherbrum i and ii summit. The gasherbrum i skiing weather widget is available to embed on external websites free of charge. Nov 09, 2011 cory richards is an adventurer of the year for becoming the first american to summit an 8,000meter peak in winter pakistans gasherbrum ii and making his film cold, an adventure story for the ages. Gasherbrum ii is the least difficult of the karakorams 8000m peaks and provides a good introduction to the world of extreme high altitude mountaineering combined with one of the best treks in the world. Gasherbrum ii, gasherbrum 2, gasherbrum2, g2, g2, climbing. First winter ascent of gasherbrum ii climbing magazine. Gasherbrum ii, also known as gasherbrum 2, gasherbrum 2, g2, g2, is the worlds th highest mountain and one of the easiest 8,000 metre peaks. Karakoram, karakoram range, karakorum range, mustagh, mustagh range.
Experience gasherbrum ii in the middle of a deep, dark winter, as seen from the raw, honest. Messner stated only one out of 30 alpinists wouldve survived this climb. Aug 24, 2011 gasherbrum ii first winter ascent ever by the north face athletes simone moro, denis urubko and cory richards. Gasherbrum ii 8035 m, gasherbrum i 8068 m, broad peak. Index of pubfirefoxreleases type name size last modified. Anyway, hd download is pretty cheap on alstrin films site. Three of the gasherbrum massifs high peaks are over 8,000 meters. They first climbed gasherbrum ii, then went down to gasherbrum passla and continued to gasherbrum i by a variant of the north west face. The first, gasherbrum ii, was climbed by simone moro, cory richards, and denis urubko last winter.
Gasherbrum ii 8035mt first winter ascent ever february. Mst to watch cold, forge motion pictures 19minute, awardwinning film about the first winter ascent of gasherbrum ii. Dec 19, 2015 the gasherbrum ii ascent also marks the first time an american climber, richards, has done the first winter ascent of an 8,000er. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of gasherbrum. Trip may be extended depending on weather and route conditions. Gasherbrum iii fails to meet a 500metre topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain. At the head of the baltoro glacier, at the end of one of the worlds most famed mountain walks, lies the heaviest and most remote concentration of high peaks on the planet. Motivated ascensionists can take advantage of the opportunity to climb gasherbrum 1 immediately after gasherbrum 2. The second part will be the ascent of gasherbrum ii starting directly from. In february 2011, simone moro, denis urubko, and corey richards became the. Gasherbrum ii is part of the greater gasherbrum group of 5 peaks, 2 of which soar over 8000m, and is the worlds th highest mountain.
Firefox is created by a global nonprofit dedicated to putting individuals in control online. Get firefox for windows, macos, linux, android and ios today. Also known as hidden peak in reference to its extreme remoteness, 8,080m26,509ft gasherbrum 1 is a mustdo whilst in the karakoram. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of gasherbrum ii. Gasherbrum 2 a double layer boot, ultrathermal and created for extreme mountaineering at 6000 7000 metres, perfect for acclimatization and for.
Jiashuerbulumu ii feng, an aa kent as k4, is the t heichest moontain in the warld at 8,035 metres 26,362 ft abuin sea level. First winter summit of gasherbaum ii outside online. In the past 26 years, 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of pakistans 8000 meter peaks in winter. It is the thirdhighest peak of the gasherbrum massif, and is located in the karakoram, on the border between gilgitbaltistan, pakistan, and xinjiang, china. Cold, the film that came out of your gasherbrum ii ascent, has been wowing film festival audiences. It provides a daily summary of our gasherbrum i snow forecast and current weather conditions. Gasherbrum iii was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world up to its first ascent in 1975, by wanda rutkiewicz, alison chadwickonyszkiewicz, janusz onyszkiewicz and krzysztof. It is an ideal choice for suitably experienced climbers wishing to attempt their first 8,000m peak. Gasherbrum i becomes visible at gasherbrum corner at the junction of the upper baltoro glacier and the abruzzi glacier.
It is generally considered one of the easiest 8000 meter peaks, though like any mountain of its stature, an ascent is not to be taken lightly. Excruciating cold, fierce winds, and the deprivations of camping for months in a frozen environment are the reason those attempts fell short of victory. Gasherbrum ii 8 035 m 26,361 ft gasherbrum ii formaly k4 is part of the greater gasherbrum group of 6 peaks and is the worlds th highest mountain. This table gives the weather forecast for gasherbrum ii at the specific elevation of 8035 m. An incredible look at what goes into climbing an 8,000 meter peak in winter and the emotional challenges that come with the pressures of climbing in such an inhospitable environment. On february 2 the team reached the summit of gasherbrum ii 8035m in the remote karakoram range. Cory richards, adventurers of the year 2012 national geographic.
On the 2nd of february 2011, they made history with the over 8000m winter summit of. Gasherbrum ii is the safest and easiest of the karakoram 8,000m peaks. Gasherbrum ii first winter ascent ever by the north face athletes simone moro, denis urubko and cory richards. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Dec 02, 2011 join us on this page on december 8th at any time between 7 and 9 p.
The result of thirty years of an high altitude partnership, named with the last winter 8000 summit achieved. Richards climbed his first 8,000meter peak just last spring, summiting lhotse. Gasherbrum ii 8035mt first winter ascent ever 2nd february. The session restore feature restores windows, tabs, text typed in forms, and inprogress downloads from the last user session. The first ascent was made on 8th july 1956 by fritz moravec, josef larch and hans willenpart. Like all of the karakorams peaks, gasherbrum ii, or g2, is steeper, colder, and more muscular than the 8,000ers in nepal, all of which have been summited in winter. The highest peak, gasherbrum i, is also known as hidden peak, a name given it by william martin conway in 1892 in reference to its extreme remoteness. In 2011, simone moro, denis urubko and corey richards became the first team to summit one of the five 8,000m peaks in pakistan in winter, with an ascent of gasherbrum ii 8,035m. Jun 28, 2012 cold over the past 26 years, 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of pakistans 8,000 meter peaks in winter.
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