International Peace & Friendship expedition to Broad Peak 2003

Follow Along: Dispatch One: Climb headquarters is the Field Touring office in North Perth, Australia. In the build up to departure we are attending mainly to equipment details, making sure the right stoves go over, that they will screw onto the gas bottles in Pakistan we have purchased, topping up the med kit, organizing satellite phone connections and permits. Check here for the full dispatch.

Leader: Mike Hale (USA)

Deputy Leader Paxti Goni (Basque)

13 members from USA, Australia, Belgium, Basque, Pakistan and Canada. Expected at basecamp June 20

This will be an International Expedition, with members from USA, Italy, Czech Republic, UK, and Australia, and while being organized to the highest degree, will remain essentially unguided once at the high camps. As such members are self supporting, have previous alpine experience above 6,000 meters, and are able to work as an integral part of a climbing team.

The ascent route will be via the original Diemberger route following the occasionally indistinguishable west line. The trip has allocated 50 days to operate from Islamabad, with just under 30 days of climbing possible. Such a period of time will be required for the team to reach optimum acclimatization and to allow for inclement weather.

Named for its triple summitted crest and substantial breadth, Broad Peak lies in a spectacular and remote region of the Pakistani Karakorum directly opposite K2.

Climbing the mountain is a demanding undertaking, and although the route is mostly non-technical and objectively safe (following crest ridges for the majority of the ascent), it remains a significant 8,000m objective.

Broad Peak: Some background and History

 

Altitech2: Digital Altimeter, Barometer, Compass and Thermometer. Time/Date/Alarms. Chronograph with 24 hour working range. Timer with stop, repeat and up function. Rotating Bezel. Leveling bubble. Carabiner latch. E.L. 3 second backlight. Water resistant. 4" x 2-1/4" x 3/4" 2 oz. Requires 1 CR2032 battery. See more here.

  Altitude pre-
   acclimatization

   Ascenders

   Atlas snowshoes

   Black Diamond

   Botas

   Brunton

   Carabiners

   CaVa Climbing Shoes
   Clearance

   Clif Bar

   CMI

   Crampons

   Edelweiss ropes
   Eureka Tents

   Featured

   FoxRiver

   Garmin

   Granite Gear

   Harnesses
   Headlamps
   Helmets

   HighGear
   Ice Axes

   Kavu Eyewear

   Katadyn

   Kong

   Lekisport

   Lowepro

   Motorola

   Nalgene

   New England Ropes

   Nikwax

   Omega

   Outdoor Designs

   Pelican

   PowerBar

   Princeton Tec

   Prescription Glacier

   Glasses

   Primus

   Rope Bags

   Seattle Sports

   Serius
   Sleeping Bags

   Stubai

   Suunto

   Tents

   Trekking Poles
   Ushba
   and more here