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I Have a friend who was part of an american team who climb K2 in the late 1980s. In 1983 an American team climbed the east face of everest. What do you think was more difficult?

In reply to paulmm:

Considering I've climbed neither, I am unable to say, sorry.

In reply to madam singe:

Well make an ill informed guess.

In reply to paulmm: I think Jerry's Roof is proalbly harder than both of those routes.

In reply to paulmm: typing is quite tlicky as well.

In reply to paulmm: iv heard that K2 is the hardest but as im not anywhere close to that level or have ever seen either mountain for real i cant really say

In reply to paulmm:

I've got a friend who once tried to traverse the southbound carrigeway of the M1 at Watford Gap on a spacehopper. I've also heard of someone who tried a similar feat on the M62, only somewhere near Howden Dyke, using a Lolo ball.

I personally think that drinking fizzy pop whilst running is quite difficult, but then I'm bit of a mong like that.

Hope that helps :0P

In reply to paulmm:

was the 83 ascent the first attempt? K2 in 80 wasnt, even tho hard, I guess it was by a 'normal' route, whereas the Everest was probably a NEW route or line.

In reply to paulmm:
Everest for sure. It's higher isn't it? Why don't you ask your friend?

In reply to madam singe:

Dear madam

Neither have I, however, if I had, neither would be hard, as I only climbed easy stuff.

Norrie

In reply to adnix: thanks for the bump that allowed me to read Matt Rees' comments above :¬)

In reply to paulmm:

K2 every time.

In reply to Norrie Muir:

That's not what I've heard ;~P

In reply to adnix: Thanks for your reply my friend Gunner thinks K2 is more difficult but I have lost track of him over the years.

In reply to Matt Rees: Glad you enjoyed a good piss Matt!

In reply to Alan: Thanks for your reply! Got some interesting responses from this posting. Cheers.

In reply to J2: I think 1981 might have been the first modern attempt on the East face of Everest but Iam only a armchair mountaineer compared to these guys. I don't know what line they took up K2 in the late 1980s but it was supposedly an American record.

Depends on how you class difficulty really... The East face has massive objective dangers which might have resulted in fewer attempts - but the climbing may not be comparable to K2. Of course the reverse might be the case.

In reply to paulmm: It would depend on what route up K2 the US team took. There are, however, reasons why it will usually be more difficult to ascend K2 the main one being that the mountain is more exposed and so gets some really dire weather. Assuming the US team were the first to ascend the East Face of Everest that climb may well have been more dangerous, but then the weather could have been good... That is the thing with mountaineering; it's all about the weather. All mounteins are death traps in the right (wrong) conditions, the thing with big mountains is that you are much more likely to encounter those conditions. In perfect weather and correctly acclimatised both mountains must be a joy to climb.

In reply to paulmm:

If you want really to impress your friend, admit it's really not about which is harder. On the mountains you're not really playing Play Station, you know. It's a serious game of weather, snow conditions, endurance, etc.

If you click the names below you get a picture of the East Face.
http://www.everesthistory.com/everestsummits/american.htm

K2 summiteers:
http://www.adventurestats.com/tables/k2sum.htm

In reply to Cary Grant: Thanks for the reply - the team in 1983 got pretty good weather I think about 6 of the 12 sumitted and they all survivied so it was pretty good luck all around.

In reply to adnix:Thanks for the great sites! I guessing my dates are off a little. My old friend must of been part of the Steve Swenson USA group. He didn't summit but he was endurance madman biking and running like crazy everyday/loved triathlons.