K2 the second highest mountain in the world and one of the hardest, a 'mountain of mountains'.

Background
To the mountaineer, K2 can be regarded as the ‘mountain of mountains’. Its allure arises from the combination of its isolation, extremes of weather, great altitude and technical climbing demands; K2 is a very serious and compelling objective. Our challenging route takes us onto the well documented Abruzzi Spur. This is one of six fine ridges that form a classical summit pyramid of rock and ice.

Even though this route has since become one of the most common, it is by no means completely straight forward. We negotiate steep snow slopes and difficult rock steps over fairly open and exposed ground, including the infamous‘Shoulder’at around 8000m. We are truly amongst the stuff of dreams as we climb our way into the higher reaches of our route. The vertical height gain from Base Camp to summit is over 3500m, on which we will aim to place five further camps to support our ascent and acclimatisation.

Level of support
Our experienced leader will have already climbed on other 8000m peaks. We have gained a reputation for success on 8000m peaks; much is to do with the strength of support we put in place. On Broad Peak and K2 we add considerable strength to our teamby bringing in the support of our best Nepali Sherpas to work alongside our team of Pakistan high altitude porters. They will be supported by our regular team of cooks who maintain very high standards of hygiene and care. Our Base Camp facilities are comprehensive and comfortable, allowing you to enjoy the expedition.

This is a professionally led non-guided expedition for experienced mountaineers who want to work as part of a team to tackle the mountain. We say non-guided because our leader and climbing Sherpa team working with you and will not be able to protect your every move. You must therefore have a broad base of mountaineering experience enabling you to be capable and willing to move between camps unassisted. You will have good support on the mountain from our leader and Sherpa team.