Wednesday, July 15, 2009

12 CLIMBERS KILLED ON K2 IN 2009

At least nine mountaineers died near the summit of K2 in the Himalayas when a huge chunk of ice sheared off the mountain and hit them, and several more climbers were missing, Pakistani tour operators said Sunday.

Three South Koreans, two Nepalis, a Dutch, a Serb, a Norwegian and a Pakistani climber were killed on the notoriously treacherous Himalayan peak, the world's second highest mountain after Mount Everest.

"I can confirm nine dead and three missing," Nazir Sabir, a celebrated Pakistani climber and chief of Nazir Sabir Expeditions, told a foreign news agency.

"It is the worst tragedy on K2 since 1986, when 12 climbers were killed due to exposure," said Sabir, who scaled K2 in 1981 and Everest in 2000, and whose company organised one of the expeditions.

The missing were from France, Pakistan and Austria, he said.

Mohammad Akram, vice president of the company that organised another of the expeditions, told AFP the group was hit by the falling ice as they made their descent on Friday.

An air search had been called in to try to find the missing climbers, he said.

The ice apparently struck an area of the mountain known as the "Bottleneck," Akram said.

The pyramid-shaped K2, which sits on the border between Pakistan and China, is considered by mountaineers to be by far the hardest of the 14 summits over 8,000 metres to scale.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

K2 CLIMBING HISTORY from 1954 to 1982

1954 On 31st July 1954 an An Italian expedition reached the summit of K2. Mr. Anchille Compagnoni reached the summit .

1960 An expedition from Germany and America led by William Hacket couldn't climb the mountain bad weather force them to come back.


1975 An american expedition led by Mr. Jim Whittaker could reach the hight of 7000 meters.


1976 A Polish expedition could reach the hight of 8400 meters on the North East Ridge.

1977 A japanese expedition led by Mr. Ichiro Yoshizawa, 6 members reached the summit along with one Pakistani member.

1978 An expedition led by Mr. Reinhold Messner reached the summit of K2 with the group member Mr. Michl Dacher .

1978 A Britisg expedition ,ed by Chris Bonington couldn't climbed the Peak as one of their member was buried under the avlanch.

1979 The French expedition led by Mr.Bernard Mellet attemped the peak but coud reach 8350 meters.

1980 A British expedition led by Mr.hris Bonington could reach 7000 meters.

1981 A Japanese expedition following the South-West Ridge led by Mr.Matsuura,the two members of the team could reached the peak on 7 August 1981 and members were Mr. Otani and Mr.Nazir Sabir from Pakistan.

1981 A French-German expedition led by Mr. Yannick Seigneur reached 7400meters.

1982 A Polish expedition led by Janusz could reached 8200 meters and forced them back by bad 1954 On 31st July 1954 an An Italian expedition reached the summit of K2. Mr. Anchille Compagnoni reached the summit .

1960 An expedition from Germany and America led by William Hacket couldn't climb the mountain bad weather force them to come back.

1975 An american expedition led by Mr. Jim Whittaker could reach the hight of 7000 meters.

1976 A Polish expedition could reach the hight of 8400 meters on the North East Ridge.

1977 A japanese expedition led by Mr. Ichiro Yoshizawa, 6 members reached the summit along with one Pakistani member.

1978 An expedition led by Mr. Reinhold Messner reached the summit of K2 with the group member Mr. Michl Dacher .

1978 A Britisg expedition ,ed by Chris Bonington couldn't climbed the Peak as one of their member was buried under the avlanch.

1979 The French expedition led by Mr.Bernard Mellet attemped the peak but coud reach 8350 meters.

1980 A British expedition led by Mr.hris Bonington could reach 7000 meters.

1981 A Japanese expedition following the South-West Ridge led by Mr.Matsuura,the two members of the team could reached the peak on 7 August 1981 and members were Mr.Otani and Mr.Nazir Sabir from Pakistan.

1981 A French-German expedition led by Mr. Yannick Seigneur reached 7400meters.

1982 A Polish expedition led by Janusz could reached 8200 meters and forced them back by bad weather.

JAPANESE EXPEDITONS ON K2 FROM 1954 TO 1994.

YEARS EXPEDITIONSE
1977 Japanese expedition led by Mr.Ichiro Yoshizawa. In this expedition 6 members of expedition reached the summit with one Pakistani team member.
1981 An expedition from Japan lead by Mr.Matsura climbed the K2 from the south west Ridge. Two members of the expedition Mr. Otani and another member Mr. Nazir Sabir Pakistan could reach the summit of K2 on 7 August 1981.
1985 One Japanese expedition led by Mr. Kazuo Tobita. Three members of the team Mr. Noburu Yamada, Kenji Yoshida and Kazunari could climb the peak.
1987 This year one of the Japanese expedition led by Mr. Haruyuki could reach up to 7400 meters.
1987 Japanese- Pakistani expedition led by Mr. Kenshiro Otaki could reach up to 8300 meters. One of their members Mr. Akiro Suzuki died during the descent.

1990 One Japanese expedition led by Mr.Tomaji Ueki, two of the members Mr.Hideji Nazuki and Hirotaka Iamamura reached the summit of K2 on 9th of August.
1994 Japanese expedition led by Mr.Sakamara couldn’t climb the K2 in this year.