The morning was spent packing and repacking gear into 25 kg loads. By mid afternoon, all the gear had been loaded onto jeeps for the 7 hr overnight drive to Askole. The team's planned departure is at 5 am tomorrow.
The K2 Hotel where we are staying, overlooks a wide river valley. It is the jumping off point for most international expeditions to the Baltoro Glacier. We will be walking side by side with a German/Austrian expedition that includes the top female 8000 metre climber, Gerlinde Hulterbrunner.
She has summited 9 of the world's 14 8000 metre peaks. An Italian Expedition to Broad Peak will also be walking in at the same time.