2003 CZECH K2 & BROAD PEAK EXPEDITION

Follow Along: Dispatch One: Martin, Radek, and Miska left Prague yesterday and arrived in Islamabad at 7AM today. The weather there is hot, hot; today's temperature was 103 degrees F (39 degrees C). "We don't need to worry that the our meet will rot", say the guys, "it will get perfectly cooked in the barrels in a day or two!" Their cargo was waiting for them at their hotel (Good job, Adventure Tours!), and after a dinner with the liaison officer the expedition got to a nightshift -- repacking the load. Check here for the full dispatch.

A three-man Czech expedition to the Broad Peak and K2, Radek Jaros, Martin Minarik, and Petr “Miska” Masek, is ready to depart for Pakistan on June1. As it was the case of all their previous expeditions, they plan to climb without any supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. For two members, Radek Jaros and Petr “Miska” Masek,  it will be their second attempt on K2; in 2001 they were too late for the fair weather to let them to the top.

Radek Jaros

• in 1998 he reached the summit of Mt. Everest (8848m) without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters
• in 2001 he climbed to 8000m (Shoulder) on the Cesen route of K2 (without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters)
• in 2002 he climbed to the top of Kangchenjunga (8598m) without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters
• he successfully climbed peaks of the Andes, Alps, and Pamir
  
  Martin Minarik
• in 1999 he reached the summit of Manaslu (8163m) without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters
• in 2002 he climbed to the top of Kangchenjunga (8598m) without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters
• In 1998, he made the first ever solo travers of Mt. Logan
• He successfully climbed peaks of Alaska, the Yukon, Andes, Pamir, and Alps

Petr (Miska) Masek

• in 2001 climbed to 8000m (Shoulder) on SSE Spur(Cesen route) of K2 (without supplemental oxygen or high- altitude porters)
• expeditions and travels to the Alps and Pamir

Martin is in charge of dealing with the English speaking authorities, Radek is in charge of communicating with our sponsors, and Petr (Miska) is in charge of all the climbing gear. All their services in Pakistan will be handled by ATP (Ashraf Aman's company). The same agency was helping their previous expeditions to Pakistan.

The guys want to be back in Prague for the Rolling Stones concert on July 27, 2003. Well, they say, that is Plan A. The more conservative Plan B is to return to Prague around August 12, 2003.