Profile – John Snorri Sigurjonsson

Mountaineering Experience – John Snorri Sigurjonsson

  • 1992 to date: Mountain rescue National team (all season mountain rescue)
  • 2002: EMT – Emergency Medical Technician
  • 2011: Mont Blanc (solo summit)
  • 2014: Everest Base Camp – Kala Pathar
  • 2015: Ama Dablam
  • 2016: Mt. Elbrus
  • 2017: Lhotse (8,516m)
  • 2017: K2 (8,611m) and Broad Peak (8.047m) in Pakistan
  • 2019: Manaslu (8,163m) in Nepal
  • 2020: Attempted K2 in Winters (Organized by Apricot Tours)
  • 2021: Missing on K2 in winters along Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Juan Pablo Mohr. Their last known location was bottleneck (above 8,250m).

Pictures #K2Winter2020 (NOT #K2Winter2021)

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k2 winter expedition 2020

Last night: The team meeting with journalists and local mountaineer community in Islamabad

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A group photos of Nepali Sherpas with team members, journalist, tour operator and Liason Offier (LO).

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John Snorri and Tomaz Rotar meet in Islamabad.

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Climbers talking to local press in Skardu.

k2 winter expedition 2020

Climbers talking to local press in Skardu.

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Tomaz and John share some kebabs with mountain guide Sirbaz and tour operators.

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Briefing session for K2 Winter Expedition 2020