In 2001, at the age of 23, Naoki Ishikawa scaled Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, and in 2011 he again succeeded in reaching the peak of Mount Everest, this time from a different route. He also succeeded in reaching the tops of Manaslu (8,163m) in 2012, Lhotse (8,516m) in 2013, and Makalu (8,463m) in 2014, the whole time photographing under extreme conditions as he scaled these high peaks that defy humans every year.
This summer Ishikawa headed for K2, the world’s second highest peak and one of the most difficult mountains to climb. In addition to its towering height of 8,611m, K2 is considered to be the most treacherous mountains to climb in the range of 8,000m, due to the difficulty of the route and severe weather conditions of this single-peak mountain.
He stayed in Karakoram for two months, a world consisting of only rocks, snow, and ice. The new works he had taken there will be featured in the exhibition.
