K2 is the 2nd highest mountain in the world at 8611m / 28251ft. It was first climbed in 1954 by Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni on an Italian expedition.
The first Australian ascent of K2 was in 1990 by Greg Child and Greg Mortimer. (Source: Himalayan Dreaming)
The first New Zealand ascent was in 1994 by Rob Hall (Source: 8000ers.com)
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Project Base8000 expedition: July/August 2022 (completed)
Base Camp – Pakistan – 5,150m / 16,896ft
- this trek will take us up the Baltoro Glacier where we will also trek to the base camps of the other 8000m mountains nearby – Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II. We’re also excited to be able to see the spectacular Trango Towers on the trek
- how to get there – fly from Islamabad to Skardu. If the flight is cancelled we will need to drive there on the infamous ‘KKH’ – the Karakoram Highway. We then drive by jeep to Askole to start the trek up the Baltoro Glacier.
- number of days trekking – 16 days with extra days at either end to fly/drive
- best time of year to trek – July/August, which is also the climbing season
- On the same trip we will add on a short trek to Nanga Parbat to achieve our target of the 5 base camps in Pakistan. This is in a different area to the other base camps above.
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Read our blogpost on our Pakistan trek here.