Gasherbrum 2 Update

We have had some technical glitches with our Blogging here, sorry for the late start to the Expedition updates!

So, to catch up, here is their progress to date. They arrived safely and with their luggage as planned in Islamabad on June 15th. After a couple of days of prep, they departed for the overland travel to Skardu. No major incidents, though the van they were traveling in did get banged up a bit on the way! After 20+ hours of exciting travel up the Indus Valley, they arrived at Skardu. Here they finalized all the porters and embarked on the trip up to the Baltoro Glacier and Base Camp.

On June 25th they arrived at the famed Concordia, base camp to K2 and Broad Peak. After a day there, they continued on to G-2 base camp, where they have been resting for a couple of days - acclimatizing, settling in and getting used to the thin air.

John called in today (June 28) and let us know that tomorrow they plan on taking their first trip up the glacier to Camp 1. Everyone is doing very well now, despite an intestinal bug that plagued a couple of them on the trek in, but this is now long gone.

Stay tuned for more regular updates now that we have everything sorted in Blog-land here!

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