Dispatches - July 2007

Shared Summits Team tops out on �The Savage Mountain� (Karakoram Range, Pakistan: 4:36 pm local time

info@calpinist.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0100

Marylander Chris Warner and teammates Don Bowie of California and Bruce Normand of Scotland reached the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain and arguably the hardest one to climb. After seven weeks on “The Savage Mountain” and several earlier failed attempts at reaching her peak, the climbers captured her crown in a grueling assault that took 15 hours to ascend from Camp 4 to the summit at 8,611 meters (28,253 feet). In addition to the punishing winds and sheer exp [...]

Video Summit Day: Part 1

info@calpinist.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0100

In part one of video from summit day, the Team pushes through the “bottleneck” in the pre-dawn gloom and moves up onto the “traverse” in the early morning sunlight. Amazing views reveal the challenges of these two most difficult and technical sections of K2, The Savage Mountain.

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Video Summit Day; Part 2

info@calpinist.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0100

After 9 weeks, 3 routes, 5 attempts, 15 ½ hours (after leaving Camp 4), Chris, Don and Bruce make the Summit of K2 (28,253 feet / 8,611 meters) at 7:36 am EDT Friday, July 20, 2007!

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