Editing Gasherbrum II (section)

=== 2000s ===
In 2006, [[Sebastian Haag]] and [[Benedikt Böhm]] climbed Gasherbrum II twice within a week. At 8:00 am on July 29, they reached the top and then skied down without [[abseiling]] or removing their skis. They rested for a few days before leaving Camp I again on August 3. They started out fast, reaching Camp IV in six hours, but {{convert|50|cm|in|}} of fresh snow slowed them down, and they reached the summit after over six hours of tough climbing. They descended on skis again, this time made even more dangerous by packed-down snow and the risk of avalanche. Despite this, they both made it safely back to Camp I in under 17 hours, whereas a normal expedition takes four to seven days.<ref name="exp_manaslu"/><ref name="evnews_2006"/>

[[Karl Unterkircher]] and Daniele Bernasconi, two Italians, climbed Gasherbrum II in 2007 in [[alpine style]]. They were the first to use the North Face through China. The route had been attempted a year earlier by a German–Swiss team, but they abandoned it after an avalanche. During the attempt they [[fixed rope|fixed]] around {{convert|1200|m|ft}} of rope. They arrived at the summit around 8:00 pm on July 20, after spending the night in a [[bivouac shelter]]. A third member, Michele Compagnoni, grandson of [[Achille Compagnoni]], turned back just {{convert|150|m|ft}} before the summit. The team reunited and descended down the normal, northwest route.<ref name="macdonald2007"/><ref name="griffin2007"/>