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Gasherbrum II - Winter 2011

Cory Richards, Simone Moro and Denis Urubko at Base Camp of Gasherbrum II in winter - Photo by arch. S. Moro, D. Urubko

Cory Richards, Simone Moro and Denis Urubko at Base Camp of Gasherbrum II in winter

Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II

Ascending towards Camp 2 on Gasherbrum II

Ascending to C2, Cory Richards waits at the belay...

Cory Richards waking up in C2 at 6500m

The map of Gasherbrum II and the route so far

Simone Moro on the seracs which

Climbing past a serac

Cory Richards navigating through the seracs

In the Icefall

Cory Richards and Denis Urubko at the end of the Icefall