UIAA congratulates Nepali climbers on first successful winter ascent of K2 Tuesday, 19 January 2021
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) has congratulated a team of Nepali climbers who have become the first to mount a successful ascent of K2 in winter.
The UIAA say K2 was the only one of the commonly recognised mountains over 8,000 metres which had not be successful ascended during the winter months.
K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world at 8,611 metres.
The successful expedition was led by Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, a certified International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations guide.
Nirmal Purja Pun Magar, who climbed the fourteen 8,000m peaks in a little over six months in 2019, was also among the climbers.
Alpinist.com
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Just yesterday, K2 (8611) was the last of the 14 8000-meter peaks on Earth that had yet to be climbed in winter. No more. At 5 p.m. January 16, a group of 10 Nepali/Sherpa climbers from separate expeditions ascended the last few meters to the summit together as one. Finally we did it. We made the history in [the] mountaineering field, Mingma Gyalje ( Mingma G ) Sherpa posted on Facebook hours ago.
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A post on Nirmal ( Nimsdai ) Purja Pun Magar s Facebook page reads:
THE IMPOSSIBLE IS MADE POSSIBLE! #K2winter History made for mankind, History made for Nepal! At 17:00 hrs local time @nimsdai and team summited K2, teaming up with Mingma G and team and a member from SST, Sona Sherpa. A very special moment. The whole team waited 10 meters below the summit to form a group then stepped onto the summit together whilst singing our Nepalese National Anthem.