Ice, Anarchy & the Pursuit of Madness Part 3

Ice, Anarchy & the Pursuit of Madness Part 3 drops you into the high, cold chaos of Pakistan’s Charakusa Valley, where Patagonia ambassadors Steve House, Vince Anderson, and Marko Prezelj arrive with one goal: unclimbed giants. In August 2007 they establish base camp beneath K6 and K7 West, committing to the kind of remote, consequential alpinism where weather, altitude, and uncertainty dictate every decision. What makes this chapter essential is its raw immediacy—an expedition story distilled to the moments that matter most: pushing upward when visibility disappears, managing risk when the margin thins to nothing, and finding clarity inside a whiteout. With the first ascent of K7 West (6,842m) looming over every frame, it’s a compact hit of adventure and resolve that captures why big-mountain climbing still feels like the purest form of pursuit.

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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.