Steve House’s K6 West Attempt Update: Clinically Blue Skies

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K6, Masherbrum Mountains, Pakistan. Photo: Steve House

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Today we have a double-shot from Steve House. Apologies for not posting Update 9 sooner. In it Steve share’s Marko’s assessment of the weather, and he describes the Sierra-style climb that was mentioned in the last update, including the surprise they found at the top of it.

Listen to Steve House Update 9 (mp3)

Then, on Sunday, we received another call. The weather was so nice the team packed up and charged K6 West. Give a listen to see how it turned out.

Listen to Steve House Update 10 (mp3)

Previous posts from the series:

Airfare and Intervals
K6: Travel, Weather and Acclimatizing
K6 & 7: Acclimatizing on Two New Routes
K6 & 7: The Weather Strikes Back
K6 & 7: Scouting and Starting K7
K6 & 7: K7 West Goes
The Story of K7 West
First Bath Since August 16th

K6, back in the picture. Masherbrum Mountains, Pakistan. Photo: Steve House

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Steve House

Reinhold Messner called Steve House “the best high-altitude climber in the world today.” But for Steve, climbing is about process, not achievement. He says, “The moment your mind wanders from the climbing at hand will be the moment you fall.” Steve has earned Messner’s praise by leading the charge to climb bigger routes, from the Himalaya’s to the Canadian Rockies, faster and with less equipment than anyone before. He is the author of two books: Beyond the Mountain and Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete (cowritten with Scott Johnston). In 2012, Steve and his wife Eva cofounded Alpine Mentors a non-profit organization to mentor young climbers to safely become better alpinists.