Summer Season in the Karakoram – 2021
A look at who is planning to climb what in Pakistan this summer!
(This list will be constantly evolving and updating and is taken from various Media accounts)
Graham Zimmerman and Ian Welsted – West Ridge of K2 – Updates
Jeff Spelmans and Niels Jespers – Broad Peak then K2 – Tracker – Updates
Sajid Sadpara and Elia Saikaly – Looking for answers on K2. – Updates
Carlos Garranzo – Climbing K2 – Tracker – Updates
Oswald Pereira – Filming on K2 and Broad Peak –Updates
Fotis Theocharis – Aiming for the K2 and Broad Peak double – Tracker – Updates
Jerry Gore – K2 Insulin Challenge – Updates
Rick Allen, Jordi Tosas and Raimon Montoliu – With Karakorum Expeditions on K2 and Broad Peak
Shehroze Kashif – Young climber from Pakistan goes from Everest to K2 – Updates
Tamara Lunger – Returns to K2 – Updates
Mike Kueng, Stephan Keck – The climbers / paragliders will be on Broad Peak and K2 – Keck Tracker – Updates
Samina Baig – Aiming to be the first Muslim woman to climb K2 – Updates
Pete Brittleton and Paul Etheridge – UK Climbers going for Broad Peak and K2 – CumbriaToK2 – Updates
Victor Sans – Climbing K2 after Broad Peak – Tracker – Updates
Garrett Madison, – Guiding on K2 and Broad Peak – Updates
Kenton Cool, – Guiding on K2 and Broad Peak – Updates
Rob Lucas – Climbing K2 – Updates
Jon Gupta – Guiding on K2 and Broad Peak – Updates
Becks Ferry – Fresh from Everest and Lhotse to K2 – Updates
Hugo Ayaviri and Anne Bialek – Bolivians on K2
6x Ukranian Team (Alpomania) plus 6 Support – K2 – Updates
Hushe Pakistani Expedition – to K2 – Updates
Ukraine / Nepalese Expedition on K2 – Updates
Jenn Drummond – From Everest to K2 – Updates
Sandro Gromen-Hayes – From Everest to K2 – Updates
Kim Hong-bin – Broad Peak, Sadly died after gaining14th 8,000er – Updates
Death Zone Freeride (Vitaly Lazo, Anton Pugovkin, Thomas Lone) – Filming ‘OXYGEN’ on Broad Peak – Updates
Don Bowie and Lotta Hinsta – Going for Broad Peak then possibly Gasherbrum II (French Route) – Updates
Monika Witkowska – Climbing Broad Peak – Updates
Fahad Badar – Reached summit of Broad Peak. – Tracker – Updates
Saulius Damulevicius – Reached summit of Broad Peak – Updates
Saeed Almemari – UAE native and ‘Seven Summits’ achiever goes for Broad Peak – Updates
Asif Bhatti – No O2, No Porters, First 8,000m – Broad Peak expedition. – Updates
Selena Khawaja – 12 year old aims to climb Broad Peak – Updates
David Elvira – Climbing Broad Peak – Updates
Steff Maginelle, Sofie Lenaerts, Wouter Noterman and Luc Beirinckx – Climbing Broad Peak – Updates
Zoltan Lenkei – climbing Broad Peak
Yulia Zi – Terzyul14 project on Broad Peak – Updates
Israel Ashurli – Guiding and climbing on Broad Peak – Updates
Saad Mohamed – Climbing and filming on Broad Peak – Updates
Saeed Karim, Ahmed Baig, Waqar Ali, Ishaq Ali, Rizwan Dad – Rope Fixing on K2 for Karakorum Expeditions – Updates
Shah D Shimshale, Faryad Karim, Arshad Karim, Bulbul Karim, Jalal U Din, Afreen Shah, Eid Muhammad, Shah Doulat, Liaqat Karim – Working on K2 with Karakorum Expeditions. – Updates
Pioneer Expeditions have a team including 9 Nepali Sherpas on K2
Jan Matiasek – Changed plans late from K2 to Gasherbrum I
Serge Hardy – Treble of Broad Peak plus Gasherbrum I and II? – Updates
Tiphaine Duperier, Boris Langenstein, Aurélia Lanoe and Guillaume Pierrel – Will attempt to ski down Gasherbrum I and II – Updates
Phillipe Genin – The pianist is heading to Gasherbrum II – Updates
Radoslaw Wozniak and Peter Krzyżowski – Polish Beskid Expedition Team – Going for Gasherbrum II – Updates
Sirbaz Khan and Pakistan Team – summitted Gasherbrum II – Updates
Mario Vielmo – Gasherbrum I – Updates
Marco Confortola – climbing Gasherbrum I with Hassan Jan, and Fida Ashoor – Updates
A 10 man Czech / Slovakian team are attempting Gasherbrum II with Blue Sky Treks and Tours – Tracker – Updates
Laura Mares and Justin Ionescu are heading to Gasherbrum I & II – Updates
Arman Shahpari and Milad Keshavarzi summitted Gasherbrum II – Updates
Marek Disman, Roman Balada, Karolina Grohova – Blue Sky Treks and Tours – On Gasherbrum II
Paul Diac and Iulian Costan with Team will climb Gasherbrum II – Updates
Albert Vilarroya, Ignasi Sala, Ferran Pérez, Gonzalo Fernández and Lluís Cortadellas – Gasherbrum I and II with no support or oxygen – ‘The Altitude Team’ – Updates
Edu Marin and Team – Trango Towers – Updates
Manuel Gonzalez, Enrique Osiel, Sergio Carrascosa, Carlos Santofe – ‘‘Ama Dablam Club’ going for the Messner/ Revol route on Nanga Parbat – Tracker – Updates
A Swiss Team including Beni Buehler are attempting K7 / Saraksa Peak – with Blue Sky Treks and Tours
Ralf Dujmovits and Nancy Hansen – Unclimbed peak Biarchedi I – Updates
3 man Czech team return for the unclimbed Muchu Chhish – Updates
Jerome Sullivan, Victor Saucede, Elias Martin and Jeremy Stagnetto – Lesser known K13 / Dansam Peak, a remote 6,666m peak in the Kondus Valley – SUMMIT REACHED!
Helias Millerioux, Yannick Graziani and Patrick Wagnon have summitted Diran – 7,266m
Mathieu Maynadier and Tom Livingstone – Climbing southern face of Pumari Chhish, a 7,000er in Hispar Muztagh – Updates
Qudrat Ali, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Shaheen Baig and Akram Ali Shah – Unclimbed North Route of Lupghar Sar – Updates
Martin Sieberer and Simon Messner are up to bits in the Karakoram
