Philippe was stuck in C2 at 6450 m when a storm came in and they had loads of snow coming down. The summit attempt was canceled and they are all back in Camp Base since the 13th. It seems like the...

This morning Philippe called from Base Camp. He feels great, eat much and is very motivated. They have a weather window coming up so the plan is to make a summit bid on Gasherbrum 2: 11th- Camp 1,...

Hi, we have news from Philippe in Camp Base (6 July): Serap and I are ready, the material is up on Camp 2 on Gasherbrum 2 but there is too much snow and avalanches to do a summit bid. Right now we...

Hi, I have uploaded 2 albums with photos from the trekk up to Gasherbrum Base Camp. I made a seperate one with all the people we met and that worked with us or other teams. More photos from the...

The new forecasts predict somewhat good weather for the next few days but the jet stream might return to the mountain the 9th and 10th. Some more snow might fall during the 9th if forecasts are...

News from 3 July: "It is still very difficult to send email. Shortly, I have made a first acclimatisation climb to Camp 1 (5900m), returned back to BC, then we made a second climb to Camp 1 and...

Philippe and all other teams in the Gasherbrum Base Camp are still going to have to wait many days before they can start their summit push. The snow is falling and creating very unstable slopes,...

It is now confirmed from Altitude Junkies website: Philippe and the other French independent climber Gorgan climbed to Camp 1and then Camp 2 on the 27th and 28th respectively and are planning to...

Hi all, this is Anna writing from Islamabad and I am back from Base Camp. The technology hasn`t been great and I can only guess what is going on up there. The plan when I left Gasherbrum Base Camp...

June 9: Islamabad (500m) - Besham (600m) We left Islamabad after lunch hoping to reach Besham before the night. Most of the road was ok but many sections were very rough and took a lot of time. The...