Adventure Travel: Driving to Pakistan to conquer K2
#TeamAroma welcomes Mike Horn and the Swiss K2 team that arrived in Pakistan on May 30th after a long drive of 14 days and nights. Travelling across continents, they passed through a dozen countries (Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and China) to enter Pakistan.
The team is on a mission! Mission to climb K2, the mighty mountain that was long considered un-climbable as attempts to surmount it in 1902, 1909, 1934, 1938, 1939 and 1953 all failed miserably. K2, world’s second highest mountain strikes terror in the hearts of even the most fearless adventure travelers. Ascending K2 (also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen) is considered incredibly hazardous with one in every four people who have attempted its summit dying in the process! The Swiss K2 teams is now waiting for their security clearance and climbing permit. Though their entire journey was extremely adventurous and thrilling, the real thrill began when they entered Pakistan, a place considered to be a heaven for adventure travel. Because there is nothing as adventurous as narrow roads, bumpy rides and having your jeep cross an enormous dam in a boat. Let us see what their adventure has been like thus far:
The Arrival: The team drove to Pakistan in Mercedes Benz!
Arrived in Pakistan, one of the most beautiful borders to cross! #DrivenToExplore #GWagon
A photo posted by Mike Horn (@mikehornexplorer) on
Encountering exotic creatures in Pakistan
My first ever snow leopard I have seen. #Pakistan A photo posted by Mike Horn (@mikehornexplorer) on
Follow the team as they complete their adventure!
Good luck from #TeamAroma
