Expedition leader: Takeshi Ono, members 2.

Expedition leader Mr.Leioikd Sulovsky, members 9.

Anna Czerwinska is the expedition leader of this 10 member team.

Fabrizio Zangrilli heads this 10 member permit.

Nanga Parbat - 8125m

Last summer Silvio Mondinelli helped Edurne Pasaban, the only living female K2 summiteer, down from K2 summit. Pasaban lost two toes due to frostbite. Now Mondinelli is joining the ‘Al Filo’ team on Nanga Parbat, and Edurne will be there too, aiming to summit her eight 8000er. Esther Sabadell will also take part in the climb. Two years ago, she smashed her hip in a rock climbing accident in Belize; her friend, Xabier, died. Esther was hospitalized four months and spent a year rehabilitating. Last spring, she joined a Spanish military team attempting Manaslu. She managed to reach 6000 meters, and realized she would soon be ready to go higher. Now she is going for the summit. The rest of the team is yet to be confirmed. The great absence will probably be that of Juan Oiarzabal, who lost all his toes to K2 last year. Before Nanga, Silvio is climbing Annapurna this spring.  

Broad Peak - 8051m

http://www.gnaromondinelli.it/

FTA HQ in Perth, Western Australia has announced that their Karakorum8000 website is up and running. The first expedition climbs get underway from June 16. The site will be updated every 24-48 hrs

Field Touring Alpine is an Australian expedition and guiding company, founded by Dave Hancock. The company will be running expeditions at GII this summer as well as Broad Peak and Spantik.

www.fieldtouring.com

Expedition leader: Martin Walter Schmidt. 10 members.

Anibal Maturano Arrabal is the expedition leader, 16 members

Roberto Piantoni, 10 climbers

Gasherbrum l (Hidden Peak) - 8080m

After two seasons failing to summit K2, the Andalusian team led by Manuel ‘Lolo’ Gonzalez will attempt both Gasherbrums this summer. "Right now, the name of K2 only brings bad memories. I’ve given that peak too much time and suffering. So much that I can’t find the motivation to go back there for now. I needed to change the goal and the place, to live new experiences on a new peak," Manuel told ExWeb. "Honestly I hope we are lucky this time and will get a summit. I think we deserve it, and of course so do our sponsors." The team will climb the Japanese Couloiron G1, and possibly the French route along the ridge on G2. Team: Manuel Salazar, Jorge Vazquez, Pedro Soto, Rafael Rodríguez, Javier Vera, and José Ramón Carmona.

Expedition leader Mr.Sam Drug, 14 members

Expedition leader Nam Sang IK, 10 members

Expedition leader: Mr.Charles Duncan Fowler, members 15

Expedition leader: Mr.Kondo Kazuyoshi, members 11

Expedition leader Manual Gonzalez Diaz, 10 members.

A team of Norwegian friends will go for a Karakorum double header.

http://www.expedition.no/

Chinese/Tibetan expeditions are common in their “area of influence”: Tibetan mountains (Including Shisha Pangma, and the north side of Everest and Cho Oyu) and other high ranges within China. But Chinese expeditions are few and far between when it comes to other countries’ mountains. These climbers are changing that on G1 classic route: (China) Mr.Sam Drug (exp leader), Mr.Xue Wen Xian, Mr.Tse Ring Dorji, Mr.Ben Ba Drashi, Mr.Phur Bu Tsering, Mr.Renar, Mr. Loze, Mr. Dra Shi Tsering, Mr.Ban Ba Dhundrup, and Mr.Phu Bu Dhundrup. (Pakistan) Mr.Nisar Hussain Sadpara and Mr.Nazir Hussain Sadpara. All BC crew included the team allegedly adds up to a “modest” team of 262 people!

Higinio Gonzalez is the leader of 7 climbers.

Damina Alberto Redmond leads a 12 member team

The first joint Baltic republic expedition since the 80's. Eight climbers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. "With this expedition climbers from Baltic countries want to emphasize cooperation; and show that supporting each other is more important than rivaling and competing," says the team. Classic route, led by Everest summiteer Saulius Vilius, from Lituania. Alar Sikk has summited Everest, Tarmo Riga has Cho Oyu and Broad Peak. Other members: Eugenijus Simanauskas, Saulius Rudnickas, Dr. Priit Melnik, Arturas Bazys, Darius Milasius, Valdis Purins (Kongur 7719 m).
 

The UK based commercial expedition company is launching its fourth expedition to Gasherbrum II, from the 4th of June to 24th of July, 2005. They will climb the standard route up to the summit. They plan to climb the peak without supplementary oxygen. However, they could provide with oxygen system and bottles at request of any of their clients.

http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/exp/itinerary/gasherbrum+ii.html
 

After two seasons failing to summit K2, the Andalusia team led by Manuel ‘Lolo’ Gonzalez will attempt both Gasherbrums this summer. "Right now, the name of K2 only brings bad memories. I’ve given that peak too much time and suffering. So much that I can’t find the motivation to go back there for now. I needed to change the goal and the place, to live new experiences on a new peak," Manuel told ExWeb. "Honestly I hope we are lucky this time and will get a summit. I think we deserve it, and of course so do our sponsors." The team will climb the Japanese Couloiron G1, and possibly the French route along the ridge on G2. Team: Manuel Salazar, Jorge Vazquez, Pedro Soto, Rafael Rodríguez, Javier Vera, and José Ramón Carmona.
 

Expedition leader Christian Danielsson, 7 members.

Expedition leader: Gian Battista Bissi, 8 members.

Expedition leader Mr.Ennio Antonello, 12 members.

Expedition leader: Juan Cardona Tarres, 6 members.

A team of Norwegian friends will go for a Karakorum double header.
http://www.expedition.no/

Stephen Keck heads 13 climbers
http://www.amical.de

Serhan Pocan heads a 10 climbers G2 permit
 

Hosoda Ichiro is on a single permit.
 

Lee Jeong Hyun heads 7 climbers.
 

Damina Alberto Redmond leads a 12 member team
 

7000 - 8000 meter peaks
Climbing permit 1250 USD for a team of seven, 200 USD each additional climber.

NW Ridge: The challenge has been accepted!   READ EXWEB SPECIAL

Amazing challenges still await the braves on the high mountain ranges of the world. One such is Rakaposhi, also known as Dumani, the Mother of Mist. The mountain holds a final unclimbed challenge: Right on the Shining wall, Rakaposhi offers the longest ridge in the world: Climbing 3000 vertical meters (10,000 ft) and running 9 km (5,6 miles) long. Rarely attempted, The Rakaposhi NW ridge remains unclimbed. The latest serious attempt took place in August 2001.

Alberto Peruffo of Italy has now confirmed that his expedition is go. Last he was climbing in Pakistan, Peruffo was part of the “Chiantar 2000” expedition to Pakistan Hindu Kush. The team was lead by Franco Brunello and explored the isolated Chiantar Glacier in August, 2000 - summitting some of the surrounding unclimbed peaks. Team members are yet to be announced.

Italy/USA Batura II Expedition

Simone Moro leads the 5 member expedition.

Japan HAJ Chogolisa & Baltoro Kangri Expedition

Glenn Seljasen leads 5 climbers.

Norwegian Noshaq Peak Expedition

Expedition leader Mr. Iwazaki Hiroshi, 14 members

Japan Hokkaido Expedition

Expedition leader Koichi Ezaki

Spanish Expedition 2005

Exp leader Mr.Jose Carlos Tarmayo Gegundez, 3 members

Spanish Expedition 2005

Juan Vallejo leads this 7 member team.

United Kingdom Muztagh Tower expedition

Expedition leader: Bruce Normand, members 7.

Japan HAJ Chogolisa & Baltoro Kangri Expedition

Expedition leader Mr. Iwazaki Hiroshi, 14 members

Switzerland Saraghrar Expedition 2005

Expedition leader Jean Michel Zweiacker, 9 members.

Latok I - 7151m

Benegas Brothers  return for new route in Karakorum   READ EXWEB INTERVIEW

Damian and Willie (Guillermo) Benegas, born in Argentina and living in the USA, have raised the attention of the climbing community since they were very young, and started opening routes in their homeland, mostly in Patagonia and Aconcagua. Then they extended their action field to the rest of Andes, did severe rock-climbing in big walls such as El Capitan (Yosemite) and soon headed for the Himalayas. They own a guiding company.

In 2003 they were the first to climb the North Pillar of Nuptse, resulting in a new route opened in alpine style after a non-stop six day long climb, and named ‘Crystal Snake’. This summer, they are returning to the Karakorum Range, where they will resume their attempt from last year to be the first to climb the North Ridge of Latok I.

patagonianexpd.com

USA/Canada K6

Steven Swenson, 2 climbers

United States Link Sar and Dansam Peak Expedition 2005

Expedition leader Steven Swenson, 4 members.

German Spantik Expedition 2005

Expedition leader Kern Bernard Hermann, 8 members.

United Arab Emirates Spantik Expedition

Peter R. Forbes leads a 6 member team..

6000 - 7000 meter peaks
Climbing permit 700 USD for a team of seven, 100 USD each additional climber.
 

British K-7 Expedition 2005

Expedition leader David Roy Lampard, 6 members.

German/Swiss K7

Rainer Treppte heads a 4 climber permit.

United States Link Sar and Dansam Peak Expedition 2005

Expedition leader Steven Swenson, 4 members.

South Africa Expedition 2005

Expedition leader: Wojciech Modrzewski, 11 members