Gasherbrum II. On July 31 members of the French expedition led by Louis LePivain reached the summit of Gasherbrum II by the normal route. They were LePivain, Michel Metzger, Rémy Pilliègre, Nicolas Campredon and Guy Flecher. On August 1 Metzger accompanied Tierry Renard in a ski descent of the south face, while the Swedes and the others helped ailing Mure-Ravaud, Renard’s companion, off the mountain.