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The Nepali mountaineer reclaiming the Himalaya

The Nepali mountaineer reclaiming the Himalaya Joe Bindloss 1 day ago The mountains put things in perspective and make you realise how small you are. Â©Fahad Mohammed/500px Nirmal Purja is a man of firsts.Â Having climbed all 14 of the worldâs peaks above 8000mÂ in one season, earlier this year his all-Nepali team reached the summit of K2 in a line, placing no climber ahead of the rest.Â The 37-year-oldÂ is leading the way for South Asian climbers, and leaving the notion of Sherpas âassistingâ western climbers firmly in the past. When Nirmal âNimsâ PurjaÂ climbed his first Himalayan peak in 2012, it was almost by accident. On a trek to Everest Base Camp, the former Gurkha soldier caught sight of the rocky spire of Ama Dablam, rising dramatically above the trail from Namche Bazar, and it was a light bulb moment.

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grough — Nimsdai Purja among Sherpa team to complete first winter ascent of K2

Bob Smith, Editor Last updated at Saturday 16 January 2021 05:09 PM GMT The Sherpa group who summited K2. Photo: Nimsdai Purja A group of Nepalese Sherpas has made a historic first winter ascent of the world’s second-highest mountain. Former Gurkha Nimsdai Purja was among 10 men who successfully summited K2 at 5pm local time on Saturday. The 8,610m (28,250ft) Karakorum peak on the Pakistan-China border has been dubbed ‘the savage mountain’ because of the numerous mountaineering casualties and deaths that have occurred on it. It had never before been summited during winter. Former Special Boat Service member Nimsdai is an ambassador for gear brand Osprey and was supported in the expedition by the company. He teamed up with two other groups, led by Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and Sona Sherpa for the climb.

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