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.
Sherpas become first to complete winter summit of K2
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Nimsdai Purja and his team celebrate reaching the summit of K2.
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A team of climbers from Nepal have become the first mountaineers to successfully complete a winter attempt on the summit of K2, the world s second-tallest peak.
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K2 is notoriously dangerous for its steep slopes, with almost 90 climbers having died on the mountain
The sherpas said they sang the Nepali national anthem as they reached the summit of K2
The Nepalese climbers achievement was marred by Spanish climber Sergio Mingote falling to his death
‘We Did It, We Did It,’ Nepali Sherpas Scale ‘Savage Mountain’ K2 In Winter For First Time
‘We did it, believe me we did it,’ expedition’s team leader Chhang Dawa wrote on Facebook, ‘The Karakorum s Savage Mountain been summited in most dangerous season: winter.’ AP Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2021-01-16T19:12:24+05:30 ‘We Did It, We Did It,’ Nepali Sherpas Scale ‘Savage Mountain’ K2 In Winter For First Time outlookindia.com 2021-01-16T19:48:33+05:30
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