K2 Expedition and Karakoram Climbing - SummitClimb

WHO ARE THE LEADERS AND SHERPAS?

Leadership: Join Dan Mazur for a spectacular experience on an 8000 metre peak. He is a relaxed, friendly, well organised, and highly skilled professional with over 20 years of experience getting people to the summits of Everest, K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Manaslu, and Shishapangma.

Sherpas: We hire some of Nepal, Tibet, and the Karakorum’s best local mountaineers and Sherpas to assist team members in realizing their summit goals. Our friendly and loyal high altitude climbing staff have supported teams to the summits of more than ten of the highest peaks in the Himalaya.

CLIMBING APPLICATION FORMS

Please fill out the trip registration and return it to us with your refundable ten-percent deposit to hold your place on the team.

• International Team Members: PDF Form or MS Word Doc
• US Team Members:PDF Form or MS Word Doc

• Completed Payment;
• Oxygen order (if any);
• Sherpa order (if any);
• Trip Registration form;
• 1 Passport sized photo;
• A scan of your passport identification pages;
• Complete flight itinerary;
• Proof of travel, accident, and repatriation insurance;
• Cancellation and trip interruption insurance is advised.
• We are "strongly" recommending Global Rescue, with at least $50,000 worth of helicopter rescue insurance. This is because in the K2 National Park, 2 helicopters always fly together to conduct the rescue, and in case of bad weather, they might have to come twice.

8000 metre / 26,000 foot Equipment List

Climbing-

• Climbing harness;
• 5 metres of 6mm accessory cord
• Figure 8 abseil/belay device;
• 1 large mitten sized ascender w/leash;
• 2 locking carabiners, 1 large and 1 small;
• 4 non-locking carabiners;
• Ice axe w/leash;
• Steel crampons with anti-balling plates;
• Trekking poles;

• 2 cotton t-shirts;
• 2 synthetic t-shirts;
• 2 long sleeve synthetic shirts;
• 1 light-weight soft shell jacket;
• 1 medium weight fleece/soft shell/ or down synthetic jacket.
• Lightweight down jacket;
• Gore-Tex jacket with hood, waterproof and breathable;
• 1 very warm goose-down (duvet) jacket with hood or suit;
• Umbrella (optional).

• 1 pr. lightweight poly-liner gloves;
• 1 pair mittens -Gore-tex over mitt matched polar fleece mitt liner.

• Helmet;
• Warm hat that covers your ears;
• Balaclava;
• Face mask;
• Ballcap or brimmed suncap;
• Glacier sunglasseswith side shields;
• Headlamp with extra batteries and bulbs;
• Bandana or head scarf.

• Cotton underwear;
• 1 pair walking shorts;
• 1 pair walking trousers;
• 2 pair lightweight thermal bottoms;
• 1 pair medium or expedition weight thermal bottoms;
• 1 pair polar fleece/soft shell trousers;
• 1 pair Gore-Tex trousers. Waterproof/breathable with full side zips;
• • 1 pr. Goose-down (duvet) trousers or suit.

• 1 pair One-Sport Millet Everest boots or equivalent;
• 1 pair sturdy leather walking boots;
• 1 pair trainers, running shoes and/or sandals;
• 1 pair down booties (optional);
• 2 pair med-heavy poly or wool socks;
• 2 pair poly or wool liner socks;
• Vapour barrier liner socks;
• 2 pair lightweight trekking socks;
• Cotton socks for in town.

• 1 down (duvet) sleeping bag (rated to – 20 Centigrade or -0 Fahrenheit);
• 1 additional sleeping bag for basecamp (good to -10 degrees C or 10 degrees F);
• 3 closed cell foam kari-mats for use in basecamp and high altitude,

• 1 medium rucksack (50-70 litres / 3000-4500 cubic inches, can be used on airplane);
• Waterproof rucksack cover (optional)
• 2 large (120 L / 7500 cubic inch) duffle kit bags for clothing and equipment;
• Small padlocks for duffel kit bags.

• Female or male hygiene supplies;
• 2 tubes lip sun cream,
• 1 large tube skin sun cream (min factor 15);
• Anti-mosquito cream;
• 1 toothpaste/brush;
• 1 bar soap or hand sanitizer gel/1 small towel;
• hand wipes.

• Small personal first-aid kit. (Simple and Light) Aspirin, first-aid tape, plasters (band-aids), personal medications, etc.;
• 1 skin blister repair kit;
• 1 small bottle anti-diarrhea pills;
• 1 small bottle anti-headache pills;
• 1 small bottle cough and/or cold medicine;
• 1 small bottle anti-altitude sickness pills: Diamox, Acetylzolamide.
• 1 small bottle stomach antibiotic: Ciprofloxacin, etc.;
• 1 small bottle of water purification tablets or water filter;
• • 1 set earplugs;
• • Extra prescription glasses/contacts.

• 5 dehydrated meals (freeze-dried dinners) for summit and attempt and 3-6 kilos/6-12 pounds "snack" or daily cold energy food.

• 1 small roll of repair tape, 1 sewing repair kit;
• 1 cigarette lighter, 1 small box matches;
• 1 compass or GPS;
• 1 battery powered alarm clock/watch;
• 1 camera and film, or digital camera with extra cards and extra batteries;
• Nylon stuff sacks for food and gear storage;
• 3 water bottles (1 litre) wide-mouth Nalgene (1 is a pee bottle);
• 1 plastic cup and spoon;
• 1 small folding knife;
• Binoculars (optional);
• 4 large, waterproof, disposable rubbish sacks;
• Passport, 2 extra passport photos, flight ticket, flight itinerary;
• Separate photocopies of passport and relevant visa pages, proof of insurance;
• Dollars, pounds or euros cash;
• Bank/ATM/Cash and credit cards;
• 1 bathing suit/swimming costume (you never know);
• Paperback books, playing cards, ipod/mp3 player, musical instruments, ear plugs, lots of batteries, etc.;
• Travel clothes for basecamp and in town;