Polish Adam Bielecki bagged the latest virgin winter ascent and followed up with a summer summit of K2. Image by himountain.pl courtesy Artur Hajzer, SOURCE
Andrzej Bargiel will attempt to speed climb Lhotse from BC to summit below 16 hours. Image by Andrzej Bargiel courtesy polskihimalaizmzimowy.pl, SOURCE
Image of the Elbrus 2012 race. Bargiel bagged the Elbrus Race record in 2010, improving Urubko’s time to 3,5 hours from Azau to the top. Image by www.ElbrusRace.com courtesy www.ElbrusRace.com, SOURCE
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(Newsdesk) Manaslu, Makalu, and Dhaulagiri are not alone in the current summit drive. While there's no word on expeditions to Shishapangma, Annapurna and Cho Oyu this fall; there's action on Lhotse and Everest.A 10 member Korean expedition is attempting Everest normal route. One Japanese climber is for the West Ridge. A Polish 7-member team and an international 2-member expedition are attempting Lhotse. The Polish reached camp 4 (7800 meters) by September 30 and are ready for a summit push.Typical for off season (Everest and...
Kangchenjunga, Manaslu and Cho Oyu Summit Pushes
