Team Geared Up

More on K2: http://watershednews.blogspot.com/2008/08/high-altitude-graveyard.html

Robin,

Don’t speculate too much about which way they went. I have no confirmation when the photo linked below was taken. But the route indicated is consistent with other descriptions from those who have been there. Once out of the couloir, there is apparently a traverse above the serac. No reason to get on the face you refer to.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66509401@N00/2730605328/

Also, please view this graphic published Aug. 5 by the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/08/05/world/06k2.1.ready.html

Another brief update, with link to a summit video:

http://watershednews.blogspot.com/2008/08/killer-mountains.html

that so called steep climb looks so easy!, okay
if ice breaks off youre prolly gone but that can happen everywhere, like a lottery…

Barocci, the perspective doesn’t show how steep the face they are on is. They go up diagonally to the left of where they are but the face they are on is more than 60 degrees of ice/snow. It is far from easy, couple that with being at 8000m of altitude where in each breath you only get 1/3 of the oxygen you get at sea level… go figure.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=qjaV4ejbOCo

This vid gives a fairly good view of the Bottleneck area - I think it’s Unterkircher’s 2004 summit vid.

Also this one - sharedsummits.com video from 2007

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6s3rlwYE6VE

Please help me.
Do you know somebody who has a photo of Hugues d’Aubarede on 8 611 m, on the top ?
I look for, but i dont-t find it
Thank you very much
Best regard
Raphaële VERNAY (the webmaster of Hugues on the K2)

P.S. Excuse-me for my bad english

Please help me, do you know somebody who has a foto of Hugues d’Aubarede on the top of K2 at 8611 m
I look for, but in don’t find it.
Thank very much
Best regard
Raphaële VERNAY (the webmaster of Hugues on the K2)

http://www.k2climb.net/news.php?id=17532
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