SUMMIT CLUB GASHERBRUM 2 Summits G2!!

Update: GERMAN DAV Summit Club Gasherbrum 2 Expedition

Dear EverestNews.com, sorry, our internet equipment did not work in basecamp. My company sent me your forecast via SMS on my Thuraya telephone. Thanks a lot for the precise forecast. We took the chance on August 15 th and summited after 11 hours of path making from camp 4. I had to make the path all on my own, because we were the only expedition on the mountain. Our high porter from Pakistan (Mahmad) refused to go higher then camp3. I had 3 clients with me. Due to high winds one of my clients stopped his ascent at 7700m. The other two summited together with me at 1pm. The ridge leading to the summit was awfull windy. G2 summiters are Berthold Honka from Mainz (D), Alexander Mayer from Wangen (D) and myself, Thomas Laemmle from Waldburg (D). Hans Hindel from Iggelheim had managed the altitude of 7700m. Pakistani officials told us, that we did the latest 8000m Summit so far (15th of August).

In the moment we are in Skardu, waiting for a flight to Islamabad. We hope to reach Germany on August 25th.

Thank you very much for your weather forecast

Thomas  (expedition leader)

Thomas Laemmle, is leading a German group of climbers to G2.  We are planning a very late ascent of the mountain around mid of August. Our expedition will start on July 14th, when we fly to Islamabad.

Thomas Laemmle's climbing history includes the following climbs:

2 x Cho Oyu (first German ski descent)

1 x Mt Everest W/o O2 to 8600 m

2 x Ama Dablam

1 x Pumori

6 x Mt McKinley

2 x Aconcagua

4 x Kilimanjaro

2 x Pik Lenin (ski descent)

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