Winter 2020: Denis Urubko to Push for Final Summit on Broad Peak Any Moment Now

Dream Wanderlust | Feb 16 , 2020

Russian alpinist Denis Urubko is planning to make his final summit push on Broad Peak today on 16th February, 2020, as espected earlier. Accoring to his plan, he aims to climb up to Camp-3 (7000m) from Base Camp (4840m) today, followed by a direct summit push tomorrow. The day after, he intends to return to the Base Camp. According to the recent development on weather front, 17th February is reportedly clear but expected to be windy (70-80km/h).

Denis Urubko, along with Canadian climber Don Bowie and Finnish Lotta Hintsa, started this expedition on the last week of December 2019. The team previously reached upto Camp-3 (7000m) mostly due to the strenuous job that Denis and Don had put up in the mountain. Denis is also said to have solo-ed up to 7650m recently. On 8th February, 2020, Don (due to bronchial pneumonia) and Lotta left the expedition, making Denis the only climber to have the opportunity to summit Broad Peak this Winter; precisely within February, 2020.

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Denis Urubko

On Everest, German alpinist Jost Kobusch is now at the Base Camp. Previously, he climbed up to camp-1 on the mountain. He is on his Solo Everest Winter Expedition without supplemental oxygen by the West Ridge.

Spanish Alpinist Alex Txikon on an another expedition on Everest, planned to reach to Camp-3 on 16th February, 2020, today, depending on the weather condition. He with his team started their second phase of rotational climb on 14th February, 2020 having reached upto Camp-1. On 15th February, 2020, they reached Camp-2. Alex is on his Everest Winter Expedition without supplemental oxygen from Nepal Side.