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The rarest fish in Europe, the sculpin-perch, Asprete, or Romanian darter (Romanichthys valsanicola), known to the whole world after Romanian high...
In a race against time to save the rarest fish in Europe, a team of environmentalists and experts are developing a sanctuary for a rare species of fish, known as the living fossil.
Alpinist.com Also in This Style JP Mohr Prieto, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and John Snorri are missing, presumed dead on K2 Derek Franz K2 (8611m) is pictured here in summer. The Abruzzi Spur—the route used by all the expeditions this winter—follows the right-hand skyline. [Photo] Svy123, Wikimedia Commons Since the 10-person team of Nepali climbers completed the first winter ascent of K2 (8611m) on January 16, there have been two confirmed deaths and three climbers—Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto (Chile), Muhammad Ali Sadpara (Pakistan) and John Snorri Sigurjonsson (Iceland)—have been missing since...
Sergi Mingote on Lhotse. Photo: Sergi Mingote. As is often true in the mountains, triumph has walked hand in hand with tragedy this winter in the Karakorum. The first winter ascent of K2 (8,848 meters), undertaken by a fully Nepalese team (with co-leader Nirmal “Nims” Purja summiting without bottled oxygen), has captivated viewers around the globe. Sadly, just prior to the ascent, the Spaniard Sergi Mingote, Co-Leader of the Seven Summits Treks (SST) team on K2, perished after a long fall while descending to Advanced Base Camp from Camp 1 (6,050 meters). The 49-year-old Mingote was attemp...
The team of Nepalese climbers which made history by becoming the first to summit K2 in winter. — Photo courtesy: Radio Pakistan GILGIT: Ten Nepalese climbers on Saturday set a record by scaling Pakistan’s K2 (8,611m), the world’s second highest mountain and the only one among the 8,000m peaks that had never been climbed before in winter. The same day, however, a Spanish climber lost his life after falling into a crevasse at camp 1. Over 60 international climbers from 18 countries had arrived at the K2 base camp and started their adventure in early January to try and scale what is also...