Back down to K2 Base Camp
The Madison Mountaineering Karakoram expedition teams have returned back to their base camp after spending a few nights acclimatizing and taking part in environmental restoration efforts at K2‘s Advanced Base Camp. While they begin to prepare to make their summit bids, the team will spend some time resting and recovering over the course of the next few days, with some more activity and cleanup efforts thrown into the mix. Everyone’s in good spirits and excited for what’s ahead! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from K2 Base Camp:
Hello from K2 Base Camp (4968m/16,300ft). We’re spending active rest days here as we prepare for our summit bids on K2 (8611m/28,251ft) and Broad Peak (8051m/26,414ft). We’re also hoping to fit in at least one more cleanup session before we conclude the waste collection aspect of this expedition. That effort was proposed by our climber, Ryan Mitchell. He’s done a great job helping with the cleanup itself, and raising funds to support it by soliciting donations to our nonprofit Madison Mountaineering Foundation, which we founded to support our waste removal efforts in the high altitude climbing zones that we cherish. The team is doing well. We’ll be in touch!
In addition to these expedition dispatches, you can also follow our teams as they make their attempts on the world’s most formidable mountains on:
– Amazon Alexa devices with the Madison Mountaineering Flash Briefing skill:
- Enable the skill and add to your flash briefing to hear our daily audio expedition updates on select expeditions. Just say, “Alexa, play my flash briefing.“
– Instagram:
When will the guys be heading back to Skardu? I am heading that way on thr 3rd of August and would love to meet the team.