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It’s time for an adventure and a short break from blogging. I’m privileged to be sailing from Southampton to Gibraltar on a Victron equipped Discovery 58<\/a> called Karibu, which was recently launched after a year in build.<\/p>\n

As I make last minute preparations for my mini sailing adventure; I’m listening to the Isle of Man TT<\/a> (motorcycling is another of my passions) and I’m reminded of an equally extreme death defying challenge and not so different in many ways from riding at the TT – climbing very high mountains.<\/p>\n

Nanga Parbat<\/h3>\n

Marek Klonowski<\/a> is a Victron installer for Energy Freedom in Ireland<\/a> and Mikrogeneracja in Poland<\/a>. He is one of the brave – and as you may recall attempted a winter climb on Nanga Parbat hoping to be one of the first to summit in winter; the start of that climb being documented in the blog – December Solstice 2015: What are you doing?<\/a><\/p>\n

Having to return to the climb at a later date Marek and team were unfortunately beaten to the summit by four other climbers from a well funded team who reached the summit of Nanga Parbat in winter<\/a>, having started preparations from the Diamar (west) side on the December solstice of 2015. This now leaves only K2 to be climbed in winter; the last of the eight-thousanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marek and his team in their attempt approached the mountain and climb preparation from the Rupal (east) side. February finances and snow meant a return to their respective countries for this team, even though ropes had been rigged up to 6,300m and 4 of the en route camps supplied, up to a height of 7,100 m. The tantalising peak of 8,126 m must have seemed so close – but this year it was not to be.<\/p>\n

\"Base<\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

Still there was some consolation for Marek having previously climbed with the Italian Simone Moro, 4 years ago on the same route on the Diamir side. Moro is one of the four that were in this year’s successful summit from the Diamir side.<\/p>\n

Bed & Breakfast<\/h3>\n

All was not in vain though for Marek and from a Victron Energy viewpoint; the equipment used and listed below (which performed better than specification) has been brought down from the mountain and is now in Tarashing powering a small 8 room hotel. In fact if you are connected with Victron Energy you never know you might get free B&B there for life apparently! Tarashing<\/a> is a place where the road ends on the Rupal side of Nanga Parbat.<\/p>\n

Here is that Victron equipment:<\/p>\n