Veikka & Kazuya at Alpine Club of Pakistan headquarters in Islamabad (Photo courtesy of ExWeb/Pakistan’s Karrar Haidri)

Veikka and Kazuya saw ExWeb-Pakistan’s Karrar Hidri at ACP’s headquarters in Islamabad. Veikka told as heard before that he’ll return to Karakoram beautiful valleys and region as a trekker – not as a mountain climber.

“Veikka had appraisal words for his expedition outfitter ATP and BC crew, while he showed concernes about increasing pollution in the Baltoro area.” (ExWeb)

Kazuya Hiraide met Veikka first time as they teamed up to climb GII and Broad Peak last year. Kazuya visited Veikka in Finland before this year’s Gasherbrum expedition. His objective is not to climb the 14x8000ers.