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Nepali team creates record, ascends world s 2nd highest mountain K2 in winter
Nepali team creates record, ascends world s 2nd highest mountain K2 in winter
A team of 10 summiteers from Nepal has climbed the world s second-highest mountain K2 in the winter season for the first time.
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K2 is the second-highest peak after Mount Everest. (Photo: Instagram / nimsdai)
For the first time, a team has climbed the world s second-highest mountain in the winter season. A team of 10 summiteers from Nepal has set a record by climbing K2.
Due to weather and geographical difficulties, the 28,251-foot summit of K2 had never been reached in winter before. Climbing to the top of K2, which is the second-highest peak after Mount Everest, requires technical skills.
Nepali climbers set record by reaching K2 summit in winter: Report
January 17, 2021
Mountaineer Nimsdai Purja and ten climbers at K2 - Instagram via Nimsdai Purja×
A group of ten Nepali climbers have set a new record on Saturday by reaching the summit of the second-highest mountain in the world, K2 in winter, according to reports.
Mountaineer Nimsdai Purja one of the ten mountaineers to reach the summit shared an image of the group celebrating.
“THE IMPOSSIBLE IS MADE POSSIBLE! #K2winter - History made for mankind, History made for Nepal!” Purja captioned the post on Instagram.
This was then confirmed by expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks, according to a report published on the
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This handout photo taken on January 16, 2021 and released by Seven Summit Treks, shows Nepali mountaineer Sona Sherpa posing for pictures after reaching the summit of Mt K2 (AFP)
KATHMANDU: A team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2, setting a record as the first team ever to climb the world s second-highest mountain in the winter season.
The 28,251-foot summit of K2 has never been reached in winter due to weather and geographical difficulties.
Climbing to the top requires technical skills. K2 is the second-highest peak after Mount Everest.
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