Christine Boskoff and Mountain Madness Gasherbrum II 2005

Dispatch One: June 9, Rawalpindi. Greetings from Pakistan.  This is Charlie Fowler, leader of the Mountain Madness Gasherbrum II Expedition.  Our team includes climbers Nick Rice from California, Megan McGrath from Ontario, Canada, Joe Wolfgruber from Hawaii and our Liaison Officer Captain Asif of Pakistan.  We've spent the last few days in Islamabad and Rawalpindi making preparations for our trip.  Today we had our expedition briefing at the Ministry Of Tourism and are now ready to fly to Skardu tomorrow morning, weather permitting.  In Skardu we will spend a few days doing some last minute shopping for supplies and beginning the acclimatization process with some short hike in the area.  Everyone is in good spirits and anxious to get into the mountains for our great adventure.  Cheers,  Charlie

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