Gasherbrum II Ascents and Attempts. An
G asherbrum II A scents and A ttem pts. A n international expedition clim bed G asherbrum II. On A ugust 1, A m ericans Tom H argis, leader, John Giban, C harlotte Fox and Randy Coffm an, U krainian O leg Banar, and N orw egians Bj0rn A rne Evensen, Sim on M ordre and E irik Trysto reached the sum m it. This w as the first ascent by an A m erican w om an, by a U krainian and by N orw egians. On A ugust 2, the leader o f 10 Spaniards, C arlos Soria, got to the top w ith José Luis H urtado, A ntonio Tapiador, Javier G arrido, Juan C arlos Llam as and Pedro N icolá s. A B osnian expedition led by M oham m ad G afić ran into difficulties. They established cam ps at 5900, 6400, 6900 and 7400 m eters. On A ugust 4, O scar Prebanić was hit on the head by rockfall below C am p IV and despite
severe bleeding was able to descend with help. A w eek later, w hile storm bound at Cam p II, Nail D ervisević fell seriously ill from high-altitude sickness and had to be evacuated through the joint efforts of a num ber o f different expeditions. U nder the leadership o f Juan R am ón Jim énez, 5 Spaniards failed to get to the top. A strong party o f 12 Italians w hose leader was A bele Blanch was also unsuccessful.
severe bleeding was able to descend with help. A w eek later, w hile storm bound at Cam p II, Nail D ervisević fell seriously ill from high-altitude sickness and had to be evacuated through the joint efforts of a num ber o f different expeditions. U nder the leadership o f Juan R am ón Jim énez, 5 Spaniards failed to get to the top. A strong party o f 12 Italians w hose leader was A bele Blanch was also unsuccessful.
