YOU NEED A SOLID AMOUNT OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. UNLIKE SOME 8000M TRIPS WHERE THE SKILL SET IS FAIRLY BASIC AND THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE 8000m PEAK WORKS FOR ANOTHER, THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 REQUIRES EXPERIENCE IN MODERATE TECHNICAL ALPINISM AT HIGH ALTITUDE, EMPHASIS ON THE ALPINISM PART. IN THE SAME WAY THAT HAVING BEEN TO 6000m ON AN EASY PEAK LIKE ISLAND IN NEPAL DOESN’T ENTIRELY TRANSFER TO A TECHNICAL 600Om ASCENT, SO TOO WITH K2. OVERALL IT IS THE TECHNICAL ABILITY WHICH MOST SETS IT APART FROM OTHER 8000m TRIPS.
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- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- PLANNING YOUR TRIP
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- ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT & FOOD
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- DANGEROUS IDEAS
- EXPEDITIONS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- WINTER ASCENTS
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
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- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- SNOW LEOPARDS & OUR OTHER ANIMAL FRIENDS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- OUR ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- FAQ
- ABOUT
- WHO WE ARE. WORKING CLIMBERS
- EXPEDITION LEADING vs GUIDING
- EXPEDITIONS THAT GIVE A FUCK
- HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT
- THE WILDERNESS MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
- OUR TEAMS
- ALPINISM NOT COMMERCIALISM
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM REVIEW
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- LIGHTER, WARMER, STRONGER – THE NEW MATERIALS OF ALPINE CLIMBING
- FEEDING THE RAT REVIEW. AL ALVAREZ
- ‘EXTREME ALPINISM’ BY MARK TWIGHT REVIEW
- WHITE LIMBO. THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN CLIMB OF Mt EVEREST: REVIEW
- ELITECLIMB COMPOSITE TOOLS INSIGHTS. PART 1
- INSULATED CLOTHING
- FOOTWEAR
- CLOTHING & GLOVES
- SLEEPING BAGS
- TENTS
- PACKS
- TOOLS, CRAMPONS, HELMETS & HARDWARE
- BIVY GEAR; CUPS, PISS BOTTLES, STOVES etc
- ENGAGE
- Home
- K2 & G1
- K2 NORTH SIDE EXPEDITION
- GASHERBRUM I NORTH SIDE EXPEDITION
- K2 WINTER ASCENTS / CHINA NORTH SIDE
- WHO IS THIS FOR?
- CAMEL-SAFE LOADS
- K2 & G1 NORTH SIDE STYLE
- OXYGEN, DIFFICULTY & STRATEGY
- THE K2 PIPELINE
- ITINERARY
- GEAR FOR KARAKORAM NORTH 8000m ASCENTS
- K2 & G1 PRE-ACCLIMATION
- KARAKORAM NORTH SIDE TREKS
- XINJIANG
- TIBET
- PRICES
- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- PLANNING YOUR TRIP
- VISAS, INSURANCE, AGE & HEALTH
- ACCOMMODATION, TRANSPORT & FOOD
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- DANGEROUS IDEAS
- EXPEDITIONS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- WINTER ASCENTS
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
- MENUS
- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- SNOW LEOPARDS & OUR OTHER ANIMAL FRIENDS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- OUR ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- FAQ
- ABOUT
- WHO WE ARE. WORKING CLIMBERS
- EXPEDITION LEADING vs GUIDING
- EXPEDITIONS THAT GIVE A FUCK
- HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT
- THE WILDERNESS MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
- OUR TEAMS
- ALPINISM NOT COMMERCIALISM
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM REVIEW
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- LIGHTER, WARMER, STRONGER – THE NEW MATERIALS OF ALPINE CLIMBING
- FEEDING THE RAT REVIEW. AL ALVAREZ
- ‘EXTREME ALPINISM’ BY MARK TWIGHT REVIEW
- WHITE LIMBO. THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN CLIMB OF Mt EVEREST: REVIEW
- ELITECLIMB COMPOSITE TOOLS INSIGHTS. PART 1
- INSULATED CLOTHING
- FOOTWEAR
- CLOTHING & GLOVES
- SLEEPING BAGS
- TENTS
- PACKS
- TOOLS, CRAMPONS, HELMETS & HARDWARE
- BIVY GEAR; CUPS, PISS BOTTLES, STOVES etc
- ENGAGE