THERE ARE NO DEFINITE DATES, BUT WE ARE SEEING A SIMILAR PROCESS AS WHEN OTHER PEAKS HAVE REOPENED SO WE THINK IT’S SOON. LIKE CAN HAPPEN, SHOWING GENUINE INTEREST CAN HELP TO MOVE THINGS ALONG. CURRENTLY WE CAN GO AS FAR AS A SHORT TRIP TO BASECAMP.
- Home
- K2 & G1
- XINJIANG
- TIBET
- PRICES
- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- WHY WE LIKE EXPEDREVIEW
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- COVID & SECURITY
- PLANNING & PROCURING YOUR TRIP
- VISAS
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORT
- FOOD & EATING
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- INSURANCE
- AGE
- HEALTH & MEDICAL
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- THE SINGLE CLIMBER
- CRITICAL THINKING
- ARTICLES
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- ALPINE EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- NETHER REGIONS: HAEMORRHOIDS, PISS BOTTLES, CONSTIPATION & TAKING A S#!T
- TAKING A SHIT ON AN 8000m MOUNTAIN
- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- RIVER EXPEDITION GEAR LIST
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- WINTER ASCENTS
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- EXPEDITION HEALTH
- EXPEDITION COSTS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- 5 THINGS THAT CAN GRIND AN EXPEDITION DOWN
- 6000m PEAKS AS PREPARATION FOR 8000m PEAKS
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- PERMITS IN CHINA
- HIGH ALTITUDE ASCENTS: WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABILITY
- A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- CARBON NEUTRAL EXPEDITIONS 2025
- OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITION’S ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- OFFSETTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOTPRINT
- PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE IN THE PLACES WE VISIT
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- SUSTAINABILITY & EXPEDITIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLEDGES – OUR TAKE
- SMALL FOOTPRINT COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS
- PREPARATION
- TRAINING FOR 8000m; LIFESTYLE vs PROGRAMS
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING: THE WEEKLY SESSIONS
- WHAT IS A ‘BASE’?
- TRAINING, REALLY TRAINING, FOR EXPEDITION CLIMBING
- PREPARING FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS
- WARM FEET IN EXTREME COLD
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- STAYING WARM AT ALTITUDE
- EXPEDITION SNOW HOLES
- GEAR & FOOD
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- THE PROBLEMS WITH JETBOILS FOR WINTER AND COLD EXPEDITIONS
- SINGLE WALL TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- EAT PROPERLY: SORTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOD
- HIGH ALTITUDE ALPINE-STYLE SLEEPING SYSTEMS
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- JAPANESE WINTER WORK GLOVES FOR CLIMBING
- CHECKLIST: DOES YOUR HIGH ALPINE GEAR ___ ?
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 THE OBJECTIVE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 102 TIME
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 103 MONEY
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 104 THE TEAM
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 105 GEAR
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 106 PREPARATION
- CLIMBING BY NUMBERS: POINT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING FOR K2 NORTH SIDE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 107 STEPPING OFF
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 108 TURN AROUND
- K2 SPECIFIC
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- K2 NORTH RIDGE CLOTHING STRATEGY
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- K2 NORTH AFTER 10 YEARS: WHAT TO EXPECT
- 10 UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- PRE-ACCLIMATION FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- 10 GOOD REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- K2 NORTH SIDE. TO BE FEARED OR LOVED?
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES?
- WHAT’S YOUR HISTORY WITH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 NEED?
- CAN SHERPAS BE EMPLOYED FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2?
- WHAT COMMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE?
- IS A WINTER ASCENT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 POSSIBLE?
- DO YOU FIX THE ROUTE WITH ROPES?
- WHY DON’T OTHER COMPANIES GO TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- CAN WE REALLY HAVE A WOOD FIRE AT K2 BASECAMP?
- WHAT’S THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM LIKE?
- WHEN WILL SKYANG KANGRI OPEN?
- CAN I JOIN A TEAM?
- HOW SAFE IS XINJIANG?
- WHAT GEAR IS AVAILABLE IN CHINA?
- ARE THERE POLITICAL ISSUES WITH VISITING TIBET?
- IS CHINA EXPENSIVE?
- HOW TO PROVE A SUMMIT?
- DO YOU INCLUDE TIPPING IN YOUR COSTS?
- WHAT VACCINATIONS DO I NEED?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ‘TIBET’?
- CAN YOU ARRANGE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN?
- WHY IS YOUR SITE ALL IN CAPITALS & SO MANY SPELLING MISTAKES?
- ARTICLES
- ABOUT
- GEAR
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM 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
- XINJIANG
- TIBET
- PRICES
- BASICS
- THE (NOT SO) SMALL PRINT
- INCLUDED & EXCLUDED
- ACCEPTANCE OF RISK
- WHY WE LIKE EXPEDREVIEW
- WHY BOOK WITH FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS?
- COVID & SECURITY
- PLANNING & PROCURING YOUR TRIP
- VISAS
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORT
- FOOD & EATING
- PERSONAL GEAR
- PREPARATION & TRAINING
- INSURANCE
- AGE
- HEALTH & MEDICAL
- PRIVACY FOR YOU & YOUR TRIP
- CHINA & XINJIANG TRAVEL
- THE SINGLE CLIMBER
- CRITICAL THINKING
- ARTICLES
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- ALPINE EXPEDITION STRATEGIES
- PREVENTING ASPHYXIATION WHILST CLIMBING
- SINGLE SKIN ALPINE TENTS COMPARISON REVIEW
- NETHER REGIONS: HAEMORRHOIDS, PISS BOTTLES, CONSTIPATION & TAKING A S#!T
- TAKING A SHIT ON AN 8000m MOUNTAIN
- THE OXYGEN DELUSION
- RIVER EXPEDITION GEAR LIST
- THE SUGAR ADDICTED CLIMBER
- WINTER ASCENTS
- FIT, STRONG, HEALTHY: EXPEDITION GRADE
- EXPEDITION HEALTH
- EXPEDITION COSTS: WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
- TIBET & XINJIANG. WHERE THERE IS NO BUBBLE
- 5 THINGS THAT CAN GRIND AN EXPEDITION DOWN
- 6000m PEAKS AS PREPARATION FOR 8000m PEAKS
- LOW TECH & HIGH TECH EXPEDITIONS
- PERMITS IN CHINA
- HIGH ALTITUDE ASCENTS: WHY CLIMBERS TURN BACK EARLY
- ‘EXPEDITIONS’ vs EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABILITY
- A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND; CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN REMOTE CULTURES
- CLEAN 8000m EXPEDITIONS
- CARBON NEUTRAL EXPEDITIONS 2025
- OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
- SAVING THE LAST GREAT 8000m WILDERNESS
- K2 NORTH SIDE, TIBET & GENDER
- FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITION’S ZERO FOOTPRINT BASECAMPS
- OFFSETTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOTPRINT
- PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE IN THE PLACES WE VISIT
- RESPONSIBLE EXPEDITIONS
- HOW VISITING A WILDERNESS CAN SAVE IT
- SUSTAINABILITY & EXPEDITIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGE & EXPEDITIONS
- SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLEDGES – OUR TAKE
- SMALL FOOTPRINT COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS
- PREPARATION
- TRAINING FOR 8000m; LIFESTYLE vs PROGRAMS
- DOING YOUR RESEARCH
- EXPEDITION vs CLIMBING FITNESS
- HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING: THE WEEKLY SESSIONS
- WHAT IS A ‘BASE’?
- TRAINING, REALLY TRAINING, FOR EXPEDITION CLIMBING
- PREPARING FOR CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS
- WARM FEET IN EXTREME COLD
- 10 THINGS NOT TO DO ON AN EXPEDITION
- STAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN: MULTI-DAY ASCENT STRATEGIES
- STAYING WARM AT ALTITUDE
- EXPEDITION SNOW HOLES
- GEAR & FOOD
- THE POLITICS OF GOING LIGHT
- COOKING INSIDE A TENT: THE LAST ALPINE TABOO
- RAB TILT TECHNOLOGY. MAKING REFLECTIVE INSULATION WORK
- THE PROBLEMS WITH JETBOILS FOR WINTER AND COLD EXPEDITIONS
- SINGLE WALL TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM
- EXPEDITION COOKING: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BE HOMOGENIZED
- EAT PROPERLY: SORTING YOUR EXPEDITION FOOD
- HIGH ALTITUDE ALPINE-STYLE SLEEPING SYSTEMS
- TYING IN AT NIGHT
- MODIFYING YOUR GEAR
- JAPANESE WINTER WORK GLOVES FOR CLIMBING
- CHECKLIST: DOES YOUR HIGH ALPINE GEAR ___ ?
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 – 108
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 101 THE OBJECTIVE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 102 TIME
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 103 MONEY
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 104 THE TEAM
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 105 GEAR
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 106 PREPARATION
- CLIMBING BY NUMBERS: POINT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING FOR K2 NORTH SIDE
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 107 STEPPING OFF
- MAKING IT HAPPEN. EXPEDITIONS 108 TURN AROUND
- K2 SPECIFIC
- REDUCING EXPENSES FOR A K2 TRIP
- K2 NORTH RIDGE CLOTHING STRATEGY
- MORE STABLE, MORE SAFE – K2 NORTH SIDE’S CLIMATE
- K2 NORTH AFTER 10 YEARS: WHAT TO EXPECT
- 10 UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- THE SHAKSGAM RIVER & OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- PRE-ACCLIMATION FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- WITHOUT OXYGEN – HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
- 10 GOOD REASONS TO CLIMB ON THE NORTH SIDE OF K2
- K2 NORTH SIDE. TO BE FEARED OR LOVED?
- ALPINE STYLE, ZERO IMPACT: THE FUTURE OF 8000m TRIPS
- EXPEDITIONS GENERAL
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES?
- WHAT’S YOUR HISTORY WITH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 NEED?
- CAN SHERPAS BE EMPLOYED FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF K2?
- WHAT COMMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTH SIDE?
- IS A WINTER ASCENT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF K2 POSSIBLE?
- DO YOU FIX THE ROUTE WITH ROPES?
- WHY DON’T OTHER COMPANIES GO TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM?
- CAN WE REALLY HAVE A WOOD FIRE AT K2 BASECAMP?
- WHAT’S THE NORTH SIDE OF THE KARAKORUM LIKE?
- WHEN WILL SKYANG KANGRI OPEN?
- CAN I JOIN A TEAM?
- HOW SAFE IS XINJIANG?
- WHAT GEAR IS AVAILABLE IN CHINA?
- ARE THERE POLITICAL ISSUES WITH VISITING TIBET?
- IS CHINA EXPENSIVE?
- HOW TO PROVE A SUMMIT?
- DO YOU INCLUDE TIPPING IN YOUR COSTS?
- WHAT VACCINATIONS DO I NEED?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ‘TIBET’?
- CAN YOU ARRANGE SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN?
- WHY IS YOUR SITE ALL IN CAPITALS & SO MANY SPELLING MISTAKES?
- ARTICLES
- ABOUT
- GEAR
- CHOOSING YOUR EXPEDITION GEAR
- REVIEWS
- THE SYSTEM 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