More on New Englander Dave Watson’s K2 Descent

Thanks to Adam Howard at Backcountry Magazine for this story about Watson’s skiing adventure on K2 this past summer…LINK

This is a photo of K2’s north face and a route followed by the 1953 American Karakoram Expedition.

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Written on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Asia, Backcountry News, Stoke | No comment

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.
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Written on September 22, 2009 | Posted in Asia, Backcountry News | No comment