Posted: Mar 27, 2008 12:52 am EDT
(K2Climb.net) Big names, big projects - check out the action mounting already in Pakistan!

Here goes the first preliminary list of mountaineering expeditions in Karakoram this spring/summer season, courtesy of Karrar Haidri in Pakistan. Enjoy!

K2 (8611)

US/Australia/Swedish K2 expedition
Michael Farris (L)
Paul Walters
Christopher Warner
Fredrick Strang
Christopher Klinke
Eric Meyer
Arrival: 10-Jun-08

Singapore 2008 K-2 Expedition
Robert Goh EE Kiat (L)
Edwin Siew Cheok Wai
Ang Chhiring Sherpa
Jamling Bhote

Netherlands Norit K-2 Expedition 2008
Wilco Van Rooijen (L)
Cas van de Gevel
Roeland van Oss
Gerard Mc Donnell
Pemba Gyalje Sherpa
Jelle Staleman
Arrival: 18-May-08

Korea K-2 Abruzzi Spur Expedition 2008
Kim jae Soo (L)
Ms. Go Mi Sun
Kim Hyo Gyeong
Lee Sung Rok
Park Kyeong Hyo
Hwang Dong Jin
Kim Seong Sang
Jumic Bhote
Arrival: 26-May-08

G1 (8068), G2 (8035), G3 (7952), & Broad Peak (8016)

Polish & Slovakia G-I,II,III & Broad Peak Expedition 2008
Jozef Kopold (L)
Vladimir Plulik
Ivan Miklos
Ms Knizka Miroslav
Tomas Karas
Martin Gablik
Ms Kinga Baranowska
Piotr Pustelnik
Piotr Morawski
Peter Hamor
Arrival: 15-May-08

Broad Peak (8048), G-I & G-II

Russia Broad Peak G-I & G-II Expedition 2008
Valery Babanov (L)
Arrival: 5-Jun-08

Broad Peak (8047)

Belarusian Broad Peak Expedition 2008
Tsialpuk Uladzimir (L)
Belavus Siargei
Kahan Uladzilau
Melnikov Mikhail
Lutou Viktar
Lutov Anatoly
Statevich Serguei
Dubrovskiy Aleksandr
Arrival: 10-Jun-08

Nanga Parbat (8125)

German DAV Summit Club Nanga Parbat Expedition 2008
Luis Stitzinger (L)
Arrival: 22-May-08

Austria, Germany International Nanga Parbat Expedition 2008
Lukas Furtenbach (L)
Arrival: 6-Jul-08

Spantik & Nanga Parbat Austrian Tiroler Expedition 2008
Gerhar Wegmair (L)
Arrival: 2-May-08

G-I (8068) & G-II (8035)

International G-I & II Expedition 2008
Jan Elleby (L)
Erik Molgard
Henning Beck
Jacob Klaris Jensen
Avtandil Tsintsadze
Bidzina Gujabidze
Tunc Findik

Polish G-I & II Expedition 2008
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski (L)
Sylwia Duda
Agnieszka Gasowska
Lucja Anna Kalisz
Krystyna Czok
Andrzej Zyczkowski
Szczesny Henryk
Gawrzyal
Rafal Ferdyn
Malgorzata loboz
Nowak Pawel
Murawicz Grzegorz
Sikorzewski
Jerzy Jozef Rozen
Arrival: 22-Jun-08

SPIRES & Lower peaks

Skyang Kangry (7357)

Russian Skyang Kangry Expedition 2008
Nikolay Zakharov (L)
Belyaev Evageny
Arkhipov Vladimir
Yanushevich Alexander
Mikhalitsin Alexander
Loginov Igor
Kukharev Aleksandr
Khbostenko Oleg
Cherezov Sergey
Arrival: 4-Jun-08

Diran (7273)

Japan Diran Expedition 2008
Hiroshi Kawasaki (L)

Mustagh Tower (7273)

Slovenian Mustagh Tower Expedition 2008
Pavle Kozjek (L)
Gregor Kresal
Dejan Miskovic

K-7 (6934)

Slovenian K-7 Expedition 2008
Ales Cesen (L)
Nejc Cesen
Rok Blagus
Rok Sisernik
Mihael Hrastelj
Arrival: 1-Aug-08

Link Sar (7041) and K-13 (6666)

USA Link Sar Expedition 2008
Steven Swenson (L)
Mark Richey
Arrival: 6-Jul-08

Link Sar (7041)

Italian Link Sar Expedition 2008
Giordani Maurizio (L)
Gianluca Maspes
Massimo Faletti
Arrival: 1-Jun-08

Spantik (7027) & Nanga Parbat (8125)

Austrian Tiroler Spantik Expedition 2008
Gerhar Wegmair (L)
Arrival: 2-May-08

Bekka Brakai (6940)

New Zealand Women's First Ascent of Bekka Brakki Chhok Expedition 2008
Ms Patricia Deavoll (L)
Malcolm Bass

Rodrigo Granzotto Peron from Brazil reports also that Fernando-Gonzalez Rubio (COL) is heading for Makalu, then Dhaulagiri, and in the summer for a double-header in Pakistan of Gasherbrum I and II.

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