Summit push on G3

I just arrived in Islamabad after having been evacuated with a knee injury by the "Fearless Five" a helicopter unit of the Pakistani Army. Don, Bruce, Billy and Guy are at 7300 meters on an attempt to do a new route up G3 from the NW. If the weather stays good my four remaining expedition friends will go for the summit at midnight Pakistani time. If they summit they will be the third or fourth expedition ever to summit G3 and it will be the second route up G3. I wish the guys the best of luck and I will pray for them all night.

I also like to send my regards and best wishes to Philippe Gatta on G1/G2, the Steck family (dude ski with care...), David Hamilton, the Junkies leader Mr Crumpton, and the Portuguese team on G6. All of you be safe and push hard.

Don, Guy, Billy and Bruce have reached the cwm at 7000 and are contemplating their next move. If the weather forecast stays stable they will attempt a top-out on G3 or G4. David has due to a knee injury, after falling into a crevasse, been evacuate by helicopter to Skardu.

Don, Guy, Billy and Bruce are pushing towards the cwm at 7000 Wednesday and will attempt a top-out during the week.

All of us are now along with all other expeditions down in BC waiting for a storm to blow past the Gasherbrum area. The weather forecast for the next 5 days is promising lots of snow. Our team is now quite well acclimatised so now we are resting, eating and preparing for a summit push as the next weather window opens.

Who will do what will be determined after we are back and can have a closer look at the conditions on our different options. One thing is for sure, there will be a lot of people moving up as soon as the weather breaks and we are not jealous on the traffic jams the climbers going for G2 are about to experience.

We like to thank our sponsors for there kind support. The gear and funds are all put to good use and we hope to welcome the Diamir www.diamir.de trekking group this weekend.

David
Base Camp