SWEDISH BROAD PEAK EXPEDITION LEADER ROGER REINHOLD
Swedes return to capital after failing on Broad Peak
JULY26-2000
By
Our Sports Reporter (Asem)
ISLAMABAD
— Swedish climbers arrived in capital after an unsuccessful bid on Broad
Peak 8047 metres.
The
Swede team tried for making the first Swedish ascent besides doing a
variation on the peak from the South South West Ridge.
The
two groups in the team attempted from two different sides.
Thirty-eight
year old Roger Reinhold leader of the expedition along with Jens-Victor
Palm (25) managed to reach 7700 metres on July 9 from the normal route
while the other team members who were climbing from the South South West
Ridge abandoned the climb due to bad snow conditions and avalanches at
7000 metres on July 8.
Christian
Edelstam (29), Carl Lundberg (28), Tomas Lagerfelt (28), Mike Wright (29)
and Magnus Anderson (28) were climbing the peak to make the new route
which still remains an unclimbed line in the 8000ers on the South South
West Ridge.
All
the climbers were visiting Pakistan for the first time.
The
team made Base Camp at 5000 metres, Camp 1 at 5600 metres, Camp 2 at 6200
metres, Camp 3 at 6950 metres.
CAPTION:
Swedish expedition, leader Roger Reinhold (center 3rd from Right).—
Photo by the writer