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NEWS: Gasherbrum II climbed Alpine Style - In Winter

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 UKC News 02 Feb 2011
Gasherbrum II, 3 kbToday, February 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 am PKT (Pakistan Standard Time), The North Face Athletes Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards reached the Summit of Gasherbrum II at 8,035m

This is the first 8,000er to be climbed in Karakorum in the Winter Season. Simone, Denis and Cory are now descending from the Summit to Camp 3.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=60132

 thommi 02 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News: great stuff. proper inspiring. good work chaps
 Lhod 02 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News:

I wish they'd have had the vision to rap-bolt and free it, rather than this 'alpine style' rubbish. Call this progression?!
 Tom Briggs 02 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Wow!
 Henry Iddon 03 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Hardcore!

Portrait of the man here - scroll down - http://cargocollective.com/henryiddon#537674/Commissioned-Portraits
 JLS 03 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News:

Has Cory Richards ever done anything remotely like this before? I understood he was just there to take a few pictures. Seems like a hardcore trip for a beginner! Remarkable.
 Tom Briggs 03 Feb 2011
In reply to JLS:

If you haven't seen it, check out this film he made about doing a new route on Tawoche, Nepal, with Renan Ozturk. That was last January:

vimeo.com/14622087
amf37 04 Feb 2011
In reply to UKC News:
Alpine style with the aid of a helicopter? Just goes to illustrate the arbitrariness of it all I suppose.
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