New Englander Skis Upper Slopes of K2

Former Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont ski patroller, Dave Watson, successfully skied the upper slopes of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, this past summer – an impressive ski mountaineering feat by any measure. Dave has also put together a nice website chronicling his skiing adventures on Pakistan’s K2 and in the Himalaya.

Check it out!
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This is a photo of K2’s north face and a route followed by the 1953 American Karakoram Expedition.
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Posted by Brian on Sep 22nd, 2009 and filed under Asia, Backcountry News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

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