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XXIst Century women
http://k2climb.net/news.php?id=18883

So far no American woman has summitted K2.

MarthaP wrote:So far no American woman has summitted K2.

Seriously? Wow.

Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

MarthaP wrote:Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

Whatcha waiting for!?

Karrar Haidri wrote:XXIst Century women
http://k2climb.net/news.php?id=18883

Karrar, I support Edurne but I think that Oh is favourite here. Gerlinde could be runner-up as Pasabán

Misha wrote:

MarthaP wrote:Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

Whatcha waiting for!?

Sponsorship.

MarthaP wrote:Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

Julie Tullis (British), who I met many times, summited K2, but along with 3 others didn't make it back, 7/Aug/1986. Only Diemberger and Baur made it down.
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She was also a master of the Sword.

I thought Boskoff did K2 befiore her tragic last climb.

Nope. She was denied the south face at 6900 m. She did do Everest, Broad Peak, Cho Oyu, Gasherbrum II, Lhotse, and Shishapangma as well as the Seven Summits. Not a bad resume but no K2.

Diego Sahagún wrote:

Karrar Haidri wrote:XXIst Century women
http://k2climb.net/news.php?id=18883

Karrar, I support Edurne but I think that Oh is favourite here. Gerlinde could be runner-up as Pasabán

You are right that Edurne Pasaban is one of the strongest women in this que, I hope she can do this,but Oh is favourite and Gerlinde can not climb K2 due to bad weather this year.

http://www.summitpost.org/article/479562/Report-of-Mountaineering-Expedition-visited-Pakistan-during-2008.html
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=3234


http://www.summitpost.org/article/370150/Mountaineering-Expedition-visited-Pakistan-during-2007.html


http://www.summitpost.org/article/370150/Mountaineering-Expedition-visited-Pakistan-during-2007.html


http://www.summitpost.org/image/370169/370150/gerlinde-ralph-and-me.html


http://www.summitpost.org/article/343318/Report-of-Mountaineering-Expeditions-Visited-Pakistan-During-2006.html

MarthaP wrote:

Misha wrote:

MarthaP wrote:Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

Whatcha waiting for!?

Sponsorship.

I'll give you 20 bucks!

Hotoven wrote:

MarthaP wrote:

Misha wrote:

MarthaP wrote:Yeah, isn't that crazy? I've been doing a bunch of research on stuff for a presentation. Poland, Britain, France, China, Spain, Italy, Norway, Japan, but no US.

A gal from Washington, I think, tried it in 1998 but I haven't heard anything more about it. I'll guess she didn't make it. To the summit, anyway.

Whatcha waiting for!?

Sponsorship.

I'll give you 20 bucks!

Thanks, hon, but that won't even get me to DIA. And it's a looooong walk from Denver to Kathmandu.

So, question to youse debating who will be the first.

Do you drop bets on guys who have these kinds of aspirations in mind? 'Cause that's sure what it looks like. "I'm betting her but then the other is favored but I'll still hope this one takes the lead."

Sheesh. Women aren't horses on which to place bids. Try slapping one of them on the withers and see what happens.

Guess you've never been in a hockey pool or a Tour de France pool.