Participant of the expedition at the base. In the background K2 (8611 m above sea level).

International K2 expedition 1986. Expedition leader Karl Maria Herrligkoffer. On July 8 1986, Jerzy Kukuczka and Tadeusz Piotrowski climbed the K2 peak (8,611 m above sea level) with a new alpine-style road.

K2, 1986, base