Ice, Anarchy & the Pursuit of Madness Part 2

Ice, Anarchy & the Pursuit of Madness Part 2 drops you into the raw, high-stakes world of big-mountain alpinism as Patagonia ambassadors Steve House, Vince Anderson, and Marko Prezelj establish base camp in Pakistan’s remote Charakusa Valley. Their objective: the formidable, unclimbed lines of K6 and K7 West—peaks that don’t offer second chances, only weather windows, hard decisions, and the relentless pull of the unknown. What makes this chapter so gripping is how it captures the razor-thin margin between progress and retreat: exhausting loads, committing terrain, and the kind of uncertainty that turns every step into a choice. The story builds toward a whiteout summit push on K7 West, where determination outlasts visibility and the mountain dictates the terms. If you love expedition climbing for its intensity, partnership, and controlled chaos, this is a short, sharp hit of pure alpine obsession.

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In August 2007, Patagonia ambassadors Steve House, Vince Anderson and Marko Prezelj set up base camp in Pakistan's Charakusa Valley to attempt the unclimbed peaks K6 and K7 West. They succeeded in making the first ascend of K7 West (6.842m) on September 3, at approximately 4 p.m. in a whiteout. Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBqqmKN_mA