Settling into K2 Base Camp!

Hello, from K2 Base Camp! The Madison Mountaineering Karakoram expedition teams have arrived in their home away from home for the next few weeks, set to climb K2, Broad Peak, and a peak never before climbed to the summit by mankind. Turning the corner at Concordia revealed clear, unobstructed views of K2 and surrounding peaks, fueling the team for what’s to come. Today was another memorable day in the Karakoram! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from base camp:

Greetings from K2 Base Camp (4968m/16,300ft)! We arrived here this afternoon after another spectacular day of trekking up the Baltoro. Skies were blue most of the day, which meant we had excellent views of K2 (8611m/28,251ft) and Broad Peak (8051m/26,414ft). It felt great to move into our box tents, and start settling into the camp that will be our home away from home for the next few weeks. Tomorrow we’re looking forward to a rest day. All is well. We’ll be in touch then.

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:

• @MadisonMtng
• @GarrettMadison1
• @terray_s