2007 Latok Expedition, Pakistan

Watch a 4-minute video that captures some of the most memorable moments on The Outside Penguin

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Press Release New Route: The Outside Penguin (V: 5.10, A1) in the Latok Group, Karakoram Range, Pakistan. The summer of 2007 of the Karakoram was unusually wet, thwarting most attempts at cl...

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The KKH isn't exactly a cruise on a good day. For some 700km, it traverses the steep sidewalls of deep valleys between Skardu and Islamabad. But with all the poor weather as of late, the road in ...

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Having reunited with the women's expedition, we will either fly to Islamabad tomorrow, or begin the 2-day drive along the famous Karakoram Highway. The weather is good at the moment, increasing t...

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Jeremy here again. Thank you Jay Piggott for posting updates via satellite phone emails for us. Last night, we arrived in Skardu (Pakistan's version of civilization) after a speedy retreat from ...

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1:51pm GMT SAM & RYAN RETURN TO BASE CAMP AFTER SPENDING 3 DAYS AT 5900M GETTING BLASTED BY SNOW AND WIND. 7-day weather forecast for K2 Group, Pakistan Lat:35.91 Lon: 76.48 Aver. Elev.: 5359m....

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9:00 pm GMT KEN & JER SUMMIT! 3 DAYS, 1200M ROCK CLIMB. GOOD WEATHER ON THE WAY UP, HORRIBLE ON THE WAY DOWN. SAM & RYAN ARE STILL ON LATOK II. KEN & JER ARE PSYCHED.

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8:38 pm GMT July 30th SAM & RYAN TO TRY LATOK II AGAIN. KEN & JER TO TRY 5500M ROCK CLIMB. WEATHER HOLDING STILL. 2:29 am GMT July 30th CLOUDS ROLL IN OVERNIGHT. BOYS ABORT ATTEMPT 2, RETURN TO ...

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The weather has cleared. Sam, Ryan and Ken have departed camp to attempt the north-west ridge of Latok II (7108m) with 7 days provisions. Jeremy is staying back in base camp. Daily updates to com...

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Rain continues. Sam and Ryan have returned without an attempt. Posted by Jay Piggott

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Mixed weather continues to hamper progress on the mountain. Sam and Ryan have left to attempt a line on Latok II. Ken and Jeremy will stay in base camp until the weather improves.

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The weather has cleared overnight, but is mixed again now. Standing by to try the rock buttress on a 5700m peak near to Latok II. Posted by Jay Piggott 7-day weather forecast for K2 Group, Pak...

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The team have made regular contact over the past week (I have included their SMS messages below). Unsettled weather continues to hamper progress on the proposed line. Ken's cold has subsided and ...

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Jeremy called in today at 6:37am GMT via Iridium satellite phone. The Team has now reached base camp. Unsettled weather and frequent storms have covered the mountain and base camp in deep snow. I...

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Today, we flew from the capital of Islamabad to the mountain town of Skardu. Our stay in Islamabad happened to overlap with the storming of the Red Mosque. We were woken at 4am of "Operation Sile...

http://latoks07.blogspot.com/2007/07/into-karakoram.html

The team has received the presitgious American Alpine Club Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award Additionally, we have received word that we will be receiving help from MSR and Thermarest . We are t...

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Himalayan Legend, Little Karim, is confirmed as our trekking guide for the expedition. This year, he started a tourism company, Travel Amazing Karakoram . > Little Karim stands only 5'2" ...

http://latoks07.blogspot.com/2007/04/little-karim-confirmed.html

News Flash: The Latok II-3/4 Expedition has received gear and funding support from Mountain Equipment Co-op.

http://latoks07.blogspot.com/2006/12/mec-on-board.html

In ‘04 and ‘05, Americans and Slovaks (respectively) established two new routes—each over 90 pitches in length—on the southwest side of Great Trango Tower of Pakistan. These hold the dis...

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JEREMY FRIMER (29) is PhD student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Jeremy's passion and particular strength is on technical terrain at high altitude, with several significant ...

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