HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DOES THE NORTH RIDGE OF K2 NEED?

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.