Nanga In Winter: Teaming up To Reach Camp 2 at 6000m

After the first days spent among acclimatization climbs, laughter at base camp and silent glacier hikes, after all the preparation and organization to get here, after stepping in each other’s tracks while alternating leads toward C2, Simone and David have finally become one.
Two men tightly roped together. Sometimes, one plus one is more than two. It happens when we throw ourselves body and soul into a new challenge, and we take care of our team-mate as of ourselves. In mountaineering, in real rope teams, 1+1 is always at least 3.

David Göttler half way to C2, at approx at 5500m on the Shell Route at Nanga Parbat [©thenorthface/davidgöttler]

Simone Moro going up just over C1 of Shell Route at Nanga Parbat
[©thenorthface /davidgöttler]