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 Expedice HI-TEC V-LITE Nanga Parbat - K2 2005: Moving up! | ||||||||
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Update 6/13/2005: They were planning on going up on the 11th. June 3rd, Kinsshofer's rocks: Yesterday we made a vertical distance from 4.200 to 5.000 m, today we want to add next 1.000 m to CII (Camp II). It means to break through Kinshoffer's rocks that are situated right above the camp.
We started out at 6 am and our speed on the frozen snow was 30 steps and a brake. We started to sink into the snow. We were very exhausted in a moment and have to use all doping we have with us - energy gels, bars and sweats and iont drinks. It helped us to master a big crisis. But we had nothing to drink. The way to the Camp II lasted to 8 pm and we were totally dehydrated. The night was coming very quickly, I had to dig a place for the tent, "Miska" was cooking. Then we build Camp II. We crawled into the sleeping bags and fall asleep with a chill. Radek June 2nd: 2:50 am, Base Camp: We woke up and left the Base Camp at 5 am. There is no another expedition so we had to go alone. It was a wonderful feeling; we were wading through the snow to the mountain where haven't been anybody this year yet. We connected each other by a rope, breakage can be anywhere. At 7 am we stood at a "safe" place, were drinking and taking photos.
But suddenly at
7.500m over our heads we saw an avalanche. I was taking the photos of it and
was getting bigger and bigger. We realised that it comes to us at the last
moment. There was no time to run away and the avalanche hit us. I tried to put
my gloves on and zip my jacket. A wind pressure wave hit us to our shoulders.
We lied down, cut ice axes and covered our heads. The wind was so strong that
it took our breath away and a powder snow was everywhere. I tried to make a
pocket for breathing. After a never-eding time the wind became weaker. I tried
to find "Miska". He lied 10m below me and looked like a snowman. He tried to
make a forced smile. It was a great welcome from Nanga Parbat. 30.5.05 - 8:00 am: We reached the base camp yesterday (29.5.) - 4200m. It would have been placed on a flower meadow, but we waded through snowdrifts. We don't know how the surroundings looks like, we can't even see Nanga Parbat. A fog is all around and the snow is still falling. We will not be able to get off to the mountain wall in the next days. 30.5.05 - 6:00 pm: The power
runs dry in the morning... We built my and Miska's tents, started a solar
panels, unpacked our inventory and sewed on logos. HI-TEC as a general sponsor
has exclusive places on the clothing and has the best equipment for the travel
to BC. We used the shoes with V-Lite technology for the travel to BC and will
use them at K2, too.
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