Nepalese mountaineers scale K2 for 1st time in winter Follow Newsd On
Kathmandu, Jan 17 (IANS) Nepalese mountaineers created history by scaling K2, the second highest peak of the world, for the first time during the winter season, the company which organised the expedition
said.
“We did it, believe me we did it – journey to the summit never done before. The Karakorum’s ‘Savage Mountain’ been summited in most dangerous season: Winter. Nepalese climbers finally reached the summit of Mt. K2 (Chhogori 8,611m) this afternoon at 17:00 local time,” the company, Seven Summit Treks, said in a tweet on Saturday evening.
Speaking to Xinhua news agency, Karar Haidari, Secretary General of Alpine Club of Pakistan, a non-governmental organization working for promotion of mountaineering and adventure tourism in Pakistan, said the 10-member Nepalese team was the first one to reach the summit of 8,611 metres in winter.
Pakistan: Nepali team first to top world’s second tallest K2 mountain in winter
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A team of Nepalese climbers on Saturday made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak Pakistan’s K2 in the winter season, a local Alpine Club official said.
The secretary of Pakistan’s Alpine Club, Karrar Haideri, said 10 Nepali Sherpas reached the summit around 5 pm.
At 8,611 meters (28,251 feet), K2 is the most prominent peak on the Pakistani side of the Himalayan range, and the world’s second tallest after Mount Everest. Winter winds on K2 can blow at more than 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour) and temperatures drop to minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 76 Fahrenheit).
The Nepali Sherpas have reached the highest point any climber has on K2 during winters. The Seven Summits’ team plans to reach the top on Saturday.
ISLAMABAD: Four Nepali Sherpas on Friday broke the previous record during winters of climbing as high as 26,000 feet while attempting to scale K2.
According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), the maximum height achieved by teams in winters in the past was 25,320 feet.
“Tomorrow, Nirmal Purja, Mingma David, Mingma Tenzi and Mingma Gyalje will leave Camp 4 and try for a summit push if the weather remains good,” ACP Secretary Karrar Haidri said, adding their fifth climbing partner Sona Sherpa turned back.
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