Askole to Jula and onwards to Paya.
5.30am seen an early rise for the team as temperatures that day were to sore high and to avoid exposure to the blistering sun we set off early for our…
News from location Payu
So positioned at 35'40.612N latitude 76'07.54E longitude along side the river bank in an area of the valley called Payu at 3274mts above sea level. Starting out from Skardu by…
Relief as final transit permit is approved.
Relief as the transit permit to move to basecamp. Stopover in Skardu was wonderful, a fantastic opportunity to get up close with the locals in the town and capital of…
Entering the Lions Lair
Day 5 & 6 K2 Expedition 2015. News filtered through late Friday night that the long awaited journey to Skardu village at the base of the Bolero glacier, the starting…
Islamabad Ramadan
Today's a really important day in the practice of Ramadan in the community of Islamabad. Daily total fasting from sunrise to sun set with five prayer rituals makes up a…
Day 3 – Permit Granted
K2 Expedition 2015 Great news to report that the teams climbing permit to climb K2 has been finally arrived. Over night negotiations proved fruitful between our Expedition logistics ground crew…
Interview with Lee Gooch ahead of the K2 Summit Expedition
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K2 DAY 1 – IRELAND TO ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN.
DAY 1 – IRELAND TO ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN. The long goodbye is finally over and that was one tough week. without a doubt this was the toughest parting , left home…
