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K2 South-Southeast Spur Expedition 2008         

Text Box: Click on a headline to view the dispatch. Dispatch 1: May 30th, 2008 Arrival In Islamabad, Pakistan Dispatch 2: May 31st, 2008 Day In Islamabad Dispatch 3: June 1st, 2008 Rawalpindi; Running Errands Dispatch 4: June 2nd, 2008 Bomb Blast In Islamabad Dispatch 5: June 3rd, 2008 Scorching Heat in Islamabad Dispatch 6: June 4th, 2008 Islamabad; News for Departure to Skardu Dispatch 7: June 5th, 2008 Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Blast Dispatch 8: June 6th, 2008 New Security Threats in Islamabad Dispatch 9: Another Day in Islamabad; News from Lina Dispatch 10: False Hopes for Flights; Islamabad to Besham by Road Dispatch 11: June 9th, 2008 Besham to Skardu By Road Dispatch 12: Day In Skardu; Final Preparations for Trek to BC# Dispatch 13: June 11th, 2008 Skardu to Askole; Landslides, Injuries Dispatch 14: June 12th, 2008 Askole to Jhula Dispatch 15: June 13th, 2008 Jhula to Paiju; More Familiar Faces Dispatch 16: June 14th, 2008 Rest Day in Paiju Dispatch 17: June 15th, 2008 Paiju to Urdukas Dispatch 18: June 16th, 2008 Urdukas to Goro II Dispatch 19: June 17th, 2008 Goro II to Broad Peak Base Camp Dispatch 20: Broad Peak BC to K2 Base Camp; Stormy Weather Dispatch 21: June 19th, 2008 Rest Day at K2 Base Camp Dispatch 22: June 20th, 2008 Stormy Rest Day at K2 BC Dispatch 23: June 21st, 2008 Climb to 5,500m on the Cesan Route Dispatch 24: June 22nd, 2008 Rest Day at K2 Base Camp Dispatch 25: Major Stomach Problems, Carry to Camp I Postponed Dispatch 26: June 24th, 2008 Recovery at Base Camp Dispatch 27: Diagnosis: Giardiasis; Avalanche Sweeps Route Dispatch 28: Climb to Camp I; Snowfall begins with high winds Dispatch 29: Retreat from Camp I in Bad Weather; Heavy Snowfall Dispatch 30: Climber Missing on Broad Peak; Visit to Broad Peak BC Dispatch 31: Climbing Politics Take over K2 Base Camp Dispatch 32: Stormy Day in Base Camp; New Plans on Broad Peak Dispatch 33: Climb from Base Camp to Camp II (K2; Cesan Route) Dispatch 34: Rest Day in Camp II (6,300 meters) (K2; Cesan Route) Dispatch 35: Climb from Camp II to Camp III (7,000 meters) (K2) Dispatch 36: Retreat from Camp III to K2 Base Camp Dispatch 37: Rest Day in K2 Base Camp; Photo of Cesan Route Dispatch 38: French Return from BP Acclimatization; Visit to BP BC Dispatch 39: Rest Day in K2 Base Camp; Another Heli Evacuation Dispatch 40: Rest Day in K2 BC; Visit from Spanish BP Members Dispatch 41: Wait for Summit Weather Window Continues Dispatch 42: Aga Khan Golden Jubilee Celebration in K2 Base Camp Dispatch 43: Carry on Cesan Route Aborted; High Winds Dispatch 44: Tent at Camp III Destroyed; Visit to Gilkey Memorial Dispatch 45: Snowy Day in K2 Base Camp; Statement from French Dispatch 46: Narrow Escape from Huge Avalanche on Cesan Route Dispatch 47: Climb to Camp II; Enormous Avalanche on Cesan Dispatch 48: Sleepless Night in Camp II; Retreat to Base Camp Dispatch 49: Gloomy Rest Day in K2 BC; Visit to Broad Peak BC Dispatch 50: K2 Base Camp Waits with Fading Optimism Dispatch 51: Hugues Makes Decision to Go Home; Heavy Snowfall Dispatch 52: K2 Base Camp; Visit to Norit Exp.; Visit from Mexicans Dispatch 53: Change in Weather Forecast; Summit Window in Sight Dispatch 54: Snowfall Continues; Three French Out of Time Dispatch 55: French Leave BC; Busy Day in K2 BC; Snow Continues Dispatch 56: K2 Base Camp; Visit from Spanish and Daniele Nardi Dispatch 57: Visit to Broad Peak BC; Spanish, Mexican, Italian Dispatch 58: Final Preparations for Summit Push on Cesan Route Dispatch 59:SUMMIT PUSH-Climb from Base Camp to Camp II Dispatch 60: SUMMIT PUSH-Windy Climb from Camp II to Camp III Dispatch 61: SUMMIT PUSH- Camp III to 7,800 meters; Extreme Winds Dispatch 62: SUMMIT PUSH-7,800 meter Camp to Camp IV (Shoulder) Dispatch 63: SUMMIT PUSH- Summit Day; Tragedy Begins Dispatch 64: SUMMIT PUSH- Climbers Stranded Above Bottleneck Dispatch 65: SUMMIT PUSH- The Aftermath; Wilco Brought Down Dispatch 66: SUMMIT PUSH- The Final Cost Dispatch 67: Gloomy Day in K2 Base Camp; Gilkey Memorial Dispatch 68: Wait for Porters Continues; Italians Evacuated Dispatch 69: K2 Base Camp; Packing; Endless Interviews Dispatch 70: K2 Base Camp; Final Preparations for Trek Down Dispatch 71: K2 Base Camp to Goro II; Problems With Porters Dispatch 72: Trek from Goro II to Lillygo; Injured Foot Dispatch 73: Lillygo to Jhula; Scorching Heat; Excrutiating Pain Dispatch 74: Jhula to Pakora; Jeep Ride to Skardu Dispatch 75: Skardu to Chilas by Road Dispatch 76: Chilas to Islamabad by Road; Pakistan Independence Day Dispatch 77: Islamabad; Debriefing, French Embassy, Shiffa Hospital Dispatch 78: Flight from Islamabad to London; Night in London

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