We made it. Started walking around 3:00am, Hamid had made a good recovery. The hike to the top of Gondogoro-la took about 3 1/2 hours; we had crampons and most of the path had fixed rope. The weather was crap and it started snowing when we got to the top, so we were denied the amazing views of K2 and the big mountains. Our guides told us that we did very well for Pakistanis; most reach the top crying in pain.
La tops at 18427ft, this is higher then any peak in the continental US; yet we did not summit. The Gondogoro glacier is higher, but not high enough to be documented.
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