THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 IS THE SINGLE MOST ELEGANT LINE ON ANY 8000m PEAK. DIRECT FROM THE GLACIER, THE RIDGE CONNECTS UNBROKEN TO K2’S SUMMIT, ONLY DEVIATED FROM FOR THE CLIMBING ABOVE THE UPPER-MOST SERACS. ALREADY COLDER LIKE EVERY NORTH SIDE, AND ONLY 25o OFF DIRECTLY NORTH, THE RIDGE IS CLEANLY BIFURCATED INTO EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDES THAT EXPOSE IT EVENLY TO THE SUN. THIS COMBINED WITH K2’S NORTHERN LATITUDE – NEARLY 20% FURTHER NORTH OF THE EQUATOR THAN MOST NEPALESE 8000m PEAKS – MAKES IT REMARKABLY STABLE
SHORT OF THE LEGENDARY ESOTERIC ROUTES LIKE THE MAGIC LINE AND THE NORTH PILLAR, THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 OFFERS THE CLOSEST THING TO AN ACCESSIBLE ALPINE ASCENT ON ANY STEEP 8000m ASPECT. THIS IS THE ROUTE FOR CLIMBERS WHO COME NOT JUST FROM 8000m BACKGROUNDS, BUT ALSO FROM HEALTHY ALPINE-STYLE EXPERIENCE IN PLACES LIKE THE GARWHAL, ALASKA, THE ANDES & TIBET. WE RUN SPECIFIC K2 NORTH RIDGE PIPELINE TRIPS THAT CONSIST OF TIBETAN PEAKS WHICH FULFIL VARIOUS ASPECTS THAT WILL BE FOUND ON K2’S NORTH RIDGE INCLUDING CLIMATE, TECHNICAL ABILITY, STRATEGY & STYLE.
Itinerary
THIS IS A BASE PLAN ONLY, DETAILS MAY VARY.
DAY 1 CHENGDU
DAYS 2 - 14 PREACCLIMATION IN WESTERN SICHUAN
DAYS 15 & 16 ARRIVE XINJIANG
DAYS 17 - 20 APPROACH
DAYS 21 & 22 SUGHET JANGAL
DAYS 23 - 28 THE K2 GLACIER
DAYS 29 - 50 CLIMBING
DAYS 51 - 55 RETURN TO KASHGAR
DAY 55 FLYING OUT
