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Climbers Share Spine Chilling Experience Of Successful K2 Summit In Winter
K2 requires stark technical skills as compared to Mount Everest and other high altitude peaks as it s prone to deadly avalanches and temperature as low as -60C.
A team of sherpas set a new record for climbing the world’s second tallest K2 mountain in winters paving new achievements in the field of mountaineering on January 16. The team climbed the 28,251-foot summit located in Pakistan’s part of the Karakoram range which was never ascended before due to extremely rugged terrain, chilling temperature and speedy winds that require expertise in technical climbing. It’s a savage mountain, an American mountaineer that climbed the peak in August 1953 told Kathmandu Post.
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Published: 19 Jan 2021 02:55 PM BdST
Updated: 19 Jan 2021 02:55 PM BdST Polish climber Magdalena Gorzkowska attempts to climb the K2 mountain in winter, in Pakistan in this undated photo. REUTERS
Pakistan s military located the body of American mountaineer Alex Goldfarb-Rumyantzev on Monday in the Karakoram mountains in northern Pakistan, the second death of a foreign climber in the area in less than a week. );
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A helicopter team spotted Goldfarb s remains during a search and rescue operation that began on Sunday, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
He appeared to have fallen off the mountain, Hungarian expedition company Magyar Expedicios, which was supporting the climbers, said in a statement.
Nepali Climbers 1st To Scale K2, World s 2nd Highest Mountain, In Winter Nepali Climbers 1st To Scale K2, World s 2nd Highest Mountain, In Winter The 28,251-foot summit of K2 has never been reached in winter due to weather and geographical difficulties.
A team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2.
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.
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 A team of Nepali climbers today made history after becoming the first to summit Pakistan’s K2 in winter, singing their country’s national anthem as they reached the top. Dozens of mountaineers have been competing over the past few weeks to summit the world’s second.