Gasherbrum II, illustrated climbing history.

This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.

... Gasherbrum I and II . A Czechoslovakian expedition led by Robert Gálfy succeeded in climbing both of these peaks . Gálfy , František Šoltés and Ivan Urbanovič , Jr. climbed to the summit of Gasherbrum I ( Hidden Peak ) . Two women of ...

... Gasherbrum I and II , Ascents . Alan Hinkes ( U.K. ) summitted two 8000ers during the l996 season : Gasherbrum I on July l0 at l0 a.m. and Gasherbrum II on July 29 at 4 p.m. Hinkes was part of an Austrian expedition led by Wilfried ...

... Gasherbrum II ( Pakistan and China ) UF Gasherbrum II Feng ( Pakistan and China ) K4 ( Pakistan and China : Mountain ) BT Karakoram Range Mountains - China Mountains - Pakistan Gasherbrum II Feng ( Pakistan and China ) USE Gasherbrum II ...

... Gasherbrum II ( Pakistan and China ) UF Gasherbrum II Feng ( Pakistan and China ) K4 ( Pakistan and China : Mountain ) BT Karakoram Range Mountains - China Mountains - Pakistan Gasherbrum II Feng ( Pakistan and China ) USE Gasherbrum II ...

... II on Gasherbrum II on a make - shift sled made from two blue barrels . He had lain in his tent for three days before our members could get to him . We tried to scrub the mountain squeaky clean , extending our efforts to all camps on ...