ITALIAN, AUSTRIAN AND BRITISH EXPEDITIONS
Mixed report and summits
JULY28-2000
By
Our Sports Reporter (Asem)
ISLAMABAD
— Three more climber from two different expedition reached the summit of
Gasherbrum II 8035 metres on July 23.
The
Italian-Austrian expedition led by Dibona Mario with four climbers was
successful and same was the case with British expedition led by Henry Todd
with five members.
The
three summitters are Dibona Mario and his team mate Benedetti Renzo both
Italians from Italian-Austrian Gasherbrum II expedition and Ilgvars Pavls
(33) from Latvia member of the British expedition.
Ilgvars
Pavls is member of the Seven Summits Club and Gasherbrum II was his third
8000er. He finished his quest for the seven continental peaks in December
99 and in 8000ers he has the summits of Everest and Lhotse.