Mountain climber Don Beavon of Tulalip and his climbing party arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday, “feeling much like zombies after two back-to-back all-night flights,” he wrote.
The party of 10 prospective K2 climbers then took a “harrowing” 200-mile bus ride to the town of Skardu, into the Karakorum mountains toward their looming, 28,251-foot destination.
K2 is one of the most challenging mountains to climb in the world.
The party is spending two nights in Skardu before departing for the village of Askole.
“After we arrive in Askole we’ll take about a week to trek into base camp,” Beavon wrote. “There is no electricity in Askole so this note will have to do until we can figure whether someone at base camp will have Internet service that we can buy into.”
Beavon said the only glitch he’s encountered so far is a case of stomach flu they’re calling “Delhi Belly.”
Beavon’s climbing team is being led by Fabrizio Zangrilli.
For occasional updates on Beavon and his team’s progress, go to www.heraldnet.com.
For more information on the climbing party’s progress, go to www.k2climb.net.
Reporter Bill Sheets: 425-339-3439 or sheets@heraldnet.com.
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