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Bolivian Ayaviri conquers Gasherbrum II mountain

After 12 continuous hours of hard ascent, the Bolivian mountaineer Hugo Ayaviri conquered his fourth mountain that is part of the "14 eight-thousanders" (snow-capped peaks over 8,000 meters high in the world) by reaching the summit without oxygen at 22.00 on Tuesday in Bolivia (07.00 this Wednesday in Pakistan) on Gasherbrum II (between China and Pakistan with a height of 8,035 meters).

With the support of the Bolivian Federation of Ski and Mountaineering (FEBSA), which helped him in the acquisition of his round-trip tickets, Ayaviri seeks to be the first Bolivian to conquer the "14 eight-thousanders".

Only two and a half weeks after summiting Nanga Parbat (Pakistan, 8125 m.) Ayaviri managed to reach the summit of his fourth mountain. The other two he has already conquered are Broad Peak (China/Pakistan, 8 047) and K2 (China/Pakistan, 8 611). Gasherbrum II achieved! It was a long and grueling climb of 12 hours and 1 500 m elevation gain. I left on 07/18 at 7:00 p.m. (10.00 in Bolivia) and reached the summit around 7:00 a.m. (22.00 Tuesday in Bolivia) this morning," Ayaviri posted on his social networks.

"I returned to camp 1, and now I will recover my strength before thinking about Gasherbrum I (China/Pakistan, 8 068). Thank you all for your support, my family, my friends, my fellow mountain guides and my sponsors," he added.

The expedition began on Monday, when he was at base camp 1 (at 5,800m) and from there he headed to 2 (6,400m).

He did all that stretch with a group of climbers, but from that moment he decided to go alone to the summit.

He started on Tuesday at 09.00 in Bolivia and climbed for 12 hours straight without stopping even at base camp 3 (7,000) and 4 (7,400). He reached the summit of Gasherbrum II at 21.00 without the aid of oxygen.

At the summit he met the Polish Andrzej Bargiel, who later made the descent on skis.

The following days will be a rest period for Ayaviri, who plans to climb Gasherbrum I. He has until the end of the month to do so. He has until the end of the month to achieve it because then he will have to return to the summit.

With his four conquests and apart from Gasherbrum I, he only has nine more mountains left of the "14 eight-thousanders".

These mountains are: Everest (China and Nepal 8,848), Kanchenjunga (India/Nepal, 8586), Lhotse (China/Nepal, 8,516), Makalu (China/Nepal, 8,463), Cho Oyu (China/Nepal, 8,201), Dhaulagiri (Nepal, 8,167), Manaslu (Nepal, 8,163), Annapurna (Nepal, 8,091) and Shisha Pangma (China, 8,027).

Original Article: https://www.eldia.com.bo/noticia.php?id=374608&id_cat=154