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- 30 Degrees at Base camp, Moro & Urubko Moves Higher to Continue...
This Morning The North Face team; Denis and Simone set out to continue their acclimatization. Finally they have good weather, though extremely cold. Last night they had -30°C at Base Camp. Quoting...
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Team Receives Tragic News from Home, Moro and Urubko Halts Progress
The team eventually made it to camp 1 at 5555mt today and had a radio contact with Base camp to give some updates on their progress so far. They pitched a camp at 5555mt, putting their sleeping bags...
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Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition – Video Dispatch 3
The North Face Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition — In this video dispatch, we show The North Face Athletes; Simone Moro and Denis Urubko in life at Basecamp(4230m) as they acclimatize and attempt to get...
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After 3days In the Mountains at 5555mts
Nanga Parbat Base Camp, 4230mt above sea level, -20°C Yesterday the boys returned back to Basecamp after spending a night out at 5555mts -> Last Update Here Today is the first day of rest at Base...
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Now Over 20 Days in extreme weather conditions – Team Still Up For The Summit
It’s already almost one month since the team departed from Italy; Amazing how time flies and in an adventure like this, a lot of things are bound to happen both planned and unplanned. Today Simone and...
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Today Moro and Urubko Safely Reach Camp 2
Just as the team anticipated, they really needed that 3 days of rest to re-energize and build up their physical and mental state. It’s really important to make the right decisions in this type of...
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Simone and Urubko Acclimatize at Camp 3 – 6600m
The North Face Athletes, Simone and Denis, are still in very good shape and the weather is very favourable. This is very positive for their acclimatization. In a direct message from Simone from Camp 3...
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The North Face Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition Video Dispatch 4; in this video you will watch the guys as they prepare for acclimatization going up to camp 1 and coming back down after getting the...
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Unfavourable Conditions Stalls Summit Attempt for Moro and Urubko
Nanga Parbat base camp 4230m -16 C° Today was supposed to be the last day of rest and tomorrow the planned departure for Denis and Simone to begin the planned one week stretch of climb to attempt the...
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Weather Conditions Confirm Forecast; Moro and Urubko Train Instead
Nanga Parbat Base Camp 4230m – -12° C Karl Gabl is always right! The weather today began with sun so we started to train a bit. A 4 hours walk down to Kutgully using snow shoes and setting up a route...
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One Year Annivesary of the First Winter Ascent on GII; The Boys Celebrate
Nanga Parbat Base camp. -9°C. One year ago Denis, Cory and Simone reached the summit of Gasherbum II… making history; by achieving the first ever winter accent on the Gasherbrum II. Today is a special...
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Summit Push – Moro & Urubko Anticipate Departure for Tomorrow
February 4th, Nanga Parbat Base Camp, 4230mt above sea level, -10C, snowing heavily. The boys anticipate to reach the summit on Thursday, hence they would need to leave base camp tomorrow Sunday, even...
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Persistent Snow – Plans to Depart For the Summit Push Today Goes On Hold
Nanga Parbat Base Camp 4230m, -14C, persistent snow. Yesterday morning and especially yesterday evening the two calls to Karl Gabl left little doubts that the weather would get worse. We were hoping to...
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Moro & Urubko kick off the Summit Push Today But Stop Due to Avalanche Risks
This epic journey started over one month ago. For the last 11 days the boys have waited at base camp for a favourable weather window to kick off the summit push. The last few days have seen a lot of...
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Anxiety Increases at Basecamp Over Prolonged Bad Weather Conditions
Nanga Parbat Base Camp, -16°C, still snowing The weather is still very bad, the boys are still at basecamp and the prolonged bad weather condition is creating a lot of anxiety to make a move or not...
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Moro & Urubko Retrace Tracks as Acclimatization Tracks Are Now Covered by...
Nanga Parbat Base Camp, 4230mt above sea level, -17°C The persistent snow conditions have left the boys faced with a potential complete restart of the whole process as all the tracks they have made in...
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Day 37 at Basecamp – Weather Evaluations Continue
Nanga Parbat Base Camp, 4230mt above sea level, sun and sky, -1°C in the sun. Today is perfect for spontaneous avalanches, this morning a big one came down already from Nanga Parbat. We spoke via radio...
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Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition – Video Dispatch 5
In this video dispatch, The North Face Alpinists; Simone Moro and Denis Urubko face bad weather conditions that stalls the planned summit push. The conditions are getting worse and the boys are...
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Message to Our Fans and Followers
Nanga parrbat Base Camp, -2C, cloudy, ready to snow. Simone and Denis have been at base camp for over one month in harsh weather conditions, with the bid of getting the right weather window to attempt...
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The Expedition is Stopped – The Team is Coming Back Home
Having received news of further heavy snow in the coming week from Innsbruck-based meteorologist Karl Gabl, alpinists Simone Moro (ITA) and Denis Urubko (KAZ) took the very difficult decision to stop...
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