Christine
and I are heading to Pakistan today. I'm
flying from Kathmandu, Christine from Seattle.
We will be joining an expedition to the south side
led by Henry Todd; climbing under his permit and
using his basecamp services. We will be climbing
independently about basecamp, however. The
route we will climb is yet to be determined.
Many teams are aiming for the SSE Spur, but we are
considering alternatives depending on the weather
and conditions we find. We are also on a
permit for nearby Broad Peak - we will begin by
acclimating there, then hopefully climb K2 fairly
quickly.
After
a few days in Islamabad and Rawalpindi buying food
and supplies, we hope to fly to Skardu around June 9
(weather permitting). Most likely we will spend a
couple of days in Skardu, then drive to the
trailhead. The route up the Baltoro glacier
should take us a week or more, so we may get to
basecamp around June 20. Cheers, Charlie
