Record breaking K2 summits!
Jul 28, 2004 18: 52 EST
AdventureStats has compiled a preliminary list of this season’s K2 summits and there has never been anything like it before.
Three days shy of the 50th anniversary of the first summit of K2, 43 climbers have already reached the top during three concecutive summit waves. That is nearly 50% more than the previous record season; 29 climbers in 1996. Yesterday, Tuesday, 14 climbers ascended Chogori [Local Balti peoples name for K2], the closest was 11 on August 14, 1996.
Not only has this been a spectacular season for the mountain but also some record breaking individual efforts too. Like Juanito Oiarzbal who now bags 21 8,000+ meter ascents, the most main mountain summits ever. Juanito is also the third person to climb K2 twice, joining the short list with Sherap Jangbu and Josef Rakoncaj.
Edurne Pasaban now has seven 8,000+ meter ascents, is the sixth girl to summit K2 and the only woman to climb four of the five highest mountains of the earth
Silvio Mondinelli has nine 8,000+ meter mountains with Mondays summit, and is the 14th person to climb the Top 3 (Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga) without O2!
Karl Unterkircher climbed Everest and K2 without O2 in the shortest time ever; 2 months and two days. And Carlos Soria became the oldest to summit at the age of 65.
Three nations achieved their first summit of K2: Colombia, Romania and China.
Check the preliminary table of the last three days K2 summits at AdventureStats.com
Please let us know about corrections or additions: team@explorersweb.com
First Image from K2 summit 2004 (mountain ghost effect), taken by Mikel Zabalza, from the Al Filo team. Copyright Mikel Zabalza 2004.
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