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Bulgarians to K2 in the winter?
22:03 p.m. EST Apr 18, 2004
Published March 3, 04.
According to a Bulgarian newspaper, the word is that they will be heading over for a K2 wintertime expedition – perhaps from the North Side. If the Bulgarians attempt it and succeed, this will be a permanent thorn in the side of the Polish.
The Polish by far lead the way in winter ascents, having pioneered 6 of the 7 first winter ascents of 8000m peaks. They did summit Dhaulagiri in the winter, however, were second to the Japanese who made the first winter ascent three years previous.
Last year’s Polish K2 winter attempt was wrought with problems, from food to oxygen to team members leaving halfway through. While still a valiant effort, the person who held that expedition together was a Kazakh, Denis Urubko.
While details are scarce on the team, it does appear that someone will pick up the torch and attempt one of he most difficult climbs in the world – Winter K2, from the North Side.
Image of Krzysztof Wielicki and a battered Denis Urubko after their descent on K2 in February 2003, courtesy of russianclimb.com.
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