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A Nepalese team became the first to summit K2 in the winter here’s why it matters
On Jan. 16, the 8,611-meter summit of K2 heard the sounds of something it had never heard before during the winter months. The sound of humans on the peak in mid-January was just as unprecedented as the lyrics they were singing the Nepalese national anthem.
Two expeditions of Nepalese climbers, 10 in total, reached the notorious summit of K2 just after 5 p.m. local time in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. Their summit success represents a major victory in mountaineering, as they are not only the first team to reach K2 in winter, but are also a Nepalese team claiming their long-overdue recognition.
Nepali mountaineers achieve historic winter first on K2
With their ‘impossible’ summit of the world’s second-tallest mountain, Nepali climbers send national pride surging in the Himalaya.
ByFreddie Wilkinson
Editor’s note: This story has been updated.
A team of 10 Nepali climbers reached the 28,251-foot summit of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, on Saturday, January 16th, according to several reports on social media. This long-sought achievement adds a stunning new chapter to mountaineering history.
Located in Pakistan’s part of the Karakoram range, K2 is the last of the world’s 14 tallest mountains all higher than 8,000 meters to be climbed in winter. It is considered by far the most difficult and dangerous because of the technical climbing required to reach the top.
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Foreign climber missing after avalanche on K2
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Sources say the climber disappeared in an avalanche
K2 is set amongst some of the most breathtaking landscapes the world has to offer and some of the most dangerous
SKARDU: A foreign mountaineer has been presumed killed in an avalanche as Pakistani and foreign climbers aim for the K2 summit today.
K2 is the second highest peak in the globe and one of the most dangerous.
Sources say the climber disappeared into an avalanche after the team s rope broke when they were on their way back from camp three.
More details of the accident were not yet available.