Vikings for Pakistan sky descents!
Jun 1, 2005 16: 47 EST
September last year, Fredrik made it to the Central summit of Shisha Pangma - and skied down! This year, he is off to Pakistan, to whip some powder in Karakorum! The targets are a virgin ski descent of Laila peak (6614 m) followed by a climb up and ski down a virgin line on Gasherbrum 2.
Fredrik Ericsson and Jörgen Aamot are leaving for Pakistan on June 8. After a few days of sorting out permits and general preparations they will continue up north to the Karakoram Mountains. First they will travel with jeeps via Skardu to Hushe and from there continue on foot. Porters will help out carrying gear up to Laila Peak Base Camp which they will reach after 7 days.
G 2 Virgin Line
After a few weeks of acclimatization, Fredrik and Jörgen will try to ski the steep west face of Laila Peak, something that’s never been done before. After Laila Peak they will continue up the Baltoro Valley via Gondogoro pass and Concordia to the Gasherbrum glacier where the Gasherbrum Base Camp is situated at 5200 meters. Well on the summit Fredrik and Jörgen will try to ski descend the mountain via an unskied line.
Fredrik Ericsson is a skier and mountaineer that’s spending most of his time in the mountains around Chamonix, France. He has done ski descents of Shisha Pangma Central summit in Tibet and Peak Somoni (7495 m) in Tajikistan.
Jörgen Aamot grew up in the mountains of Oppdal, Norway. He’s teaching skiing, climbing and avalanche awareness at the Hallingdal College in Gol, Norway. During the last few years he’s gathered multiple first ski descents throughout Norway for example in the Lyngen Alps, Hurrungane and Sunndalen Alps. This will be his first encounter with the high mountains of Karakoram.
Images of Laila peak and skier, courtesy and copyright Mikael Pilstrand.
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