Polish-Bulgarian expedition led by ace female climber Anna Czerwinska going to Climb K2 this summer.


Amjad Ali Khan
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Two young members of the Japanese Tokai University team summited K2 on Tuesday, after climbing the Cesen route (SSE ridge).
Japanese first female K2 Climber Yuka Komatsu (23), and Tatsuya Aoki (21),reached the summit on August 1, at 4:50 pm, local time. Yuka has become the first Japanese lady climber to summit K2, and Tatsuya is now the youngest K2 summiteer ever.
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Amjad Ali Khan

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Saltoro Summits Pakistan

Only 8 womens have ever summited on K2.
1 Polish climber Wanda Rutkiewicz
2 French climber Liliane Barrard
3 British climber Julie Tullis,
4 French alpinist Chantal Mauduit
5 British climber and mother Alison Hargreaves
6 Edurne Pasaban from Spain.
7 Nives Meroi from Italy.
Nives had attempted K2 twice (1994 and 2003 through the north side). She typically travels light, without oxygen or high-altitude porters.
8 Japanese first female K2 Climber Yuka Komatsu,reached the summit on August 1 2006.
07 x Expeditions tried their luck on K-2 but only two Expeditions, one Italian and one Japanese were able to put 2- members each on top of K-2, which includes a couple (Husband and wife) form Italy, and Japanese Mountaineers Miss. Komatsu Yuka the first Japanese lady summiteer of K-2 at the age of 23 years 10 months 09 days and Mr. Aoki Tatsuya the youngest summiteer of K-2 at the age of 21 years 10 Months 07 days. Unluckily the Russian Expedition on K-2 met a fatal accident on 13th August 2006. During their summit attempt on 13th August 2006, 04 of its members were caught in an avalanche at an altitude of 8350-M. In spite of 3-days hectic search and Rescue Operations; they could not be traced and as such were declared dead.
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