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Nepali mountaineers achieve historic winter first on K2
Freddie Wilkinson
© Photograph published with permission of Nirmal Purja
Nirmal Purja and a team of Nepali climbers celebrate after summiting K2 on January 16, 2021. The Himalayan peak is the last of the world’s 14 tallest mountains to be climbed in winter.
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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