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(K2Climb.net) “In August we managed to do a speed ascent on G2 followed by a complete ski descent, investing a total of 17 hours from ABC to ABC,” German Luis Stitzinger reported to ExplorersWeb. Teaming up with fellow skitourers Benedikt Böhm and Sebastian Haag, Luis launched a summit bid on GII four weeks after reaching BC. The plan was to apply alpine methods in Karakorum; climb and ski down an 8000er in only one day. Testing Alps skitouring race methods in the KarakorumIn the Alps, if you travel really light and bring your skis, you can climb a series of...
Lhotse Summit Push and Update on Other Teams
