by Jordan Wells | Jul 21, 2018 | K2
John and the team have officially left C4 and are pushing for a planned summit tonight between 8-11PM PST. The GPS data has been inconsistent but we will keep everyone updated as news comes in, please keep John and his team in your thoughts and prayers! You can try...
by Jordan Wells | Jul 21, 2018 | K2
by Jordan Wells | Jul 20, 2018 | K2
Hello everybody out there this is Geoff Schellens with John, we’re at Camp 3 on K2, we climbed the black pyramid today, John is engaging climbing which is challenging at times but good overall, we started using oxygen today at a low flow rate that helped us get...
by Jordan Wells | Jul 19, 2018 | K2
by Jordan Wells | Jul 18, 2018 | K2
(Beginning of the call quality is poor but it gets better)
by Jordan Wells | Jul 17, 2018 | K2
by John Stenderup | Jul 16, 2018 | K2
Wow, so this is happening. It feels as if it was just yesterday that I was writing to you about gearing up for an assault on Everest and Lhotse. I vividly remember the fear and anxiety that was coursing through me as I typed out each word, unsure of what lay ahead....
by John Stenderup | Jul 15, 2018 | K2
As planned, I spent most of my rest day catching up on replying to comments and questions on the website, and personal emails. It took a ton of time because I have received an overwhelming amount, but it was great to finally get caught up. I was even planning on...
by John Stenderup | Jul 14, 2018 | K2
Mountaineering expeditions require a lot of hard work high on the mountain but rest days at basecamp are equally valuable. The general rule of thumb is that we spend an equal number of days low (Basecamp) as we did high (climbing), before returning to climbing. Due to...
by John Stenderup | Jul 12, 2018 | K2
Our plan failed out of the gate. We had tried to wake up early but with our tent getting hammered by wind, it was difficult to melt snow for water and boil it for breakfast. Geoff, one of the most proficient snow melters that I know, proceeded to spill the water out...