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Jan. 23, 2021 K2, the second highest mountain in the world.Credit...De Agostini, via Getty Images It’s not often that a team of climbers attempts K2, the “Savage Mountain,” in winter. Before this season, the world’s second-highest mountain, first climbed in 1954, had been tried only six times in the coldest months. Each effort ended in failure. Even so, last month two expeditions of Nepali climbers converged on the Godwin Austen Glacier in a remote corner of Pakistan to attempt the feat. Neither of the groups was there to guide wealthy Western clients to the top and then take back sea...

Last Updated: Climbers Share Spine Chilling Experience Of Successful K2 Summit In Winter K2 requires stark technical skills as compared to Mount Everest and other high altitude peaks as it's prone to deadly avalanches and temperature as low as -60C. A team of sherpas set a new record for climbing the world’s second tallest K2 mountain in winters paving new achievements in the field of mountaineering on January 16. The team climbed the 28,251-foot summit located in Pakistan’s part of the Karakoram range which was never ascended before due to extremely rugged terrain, chilling tempera...

Crowe encourages Lincoln art submissions Jan. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MARYVILLE – State Sen. Rachelle Crowe, D-Glen Carbon, is encouraging K-12 students to create and submit artwork for the annual art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois State Board of Education. This year’s theme is “Art Surrounds Us.” “Creating art is a great way for students to express themselves,” Crowe said. “The Metro East has many talented artists, and I hope students of all ages choose to participate in this statewide art contest.” The contest ...

Body of missing Russian-American climber found near K2 Photographs of the climber's body were sent to his family for positive verification The body of American-Russian climber, Alex Goldfarb, has been found in the Gilgit-Baltistan region after a day's search as rescue attempts were hampered by poor weather.  Goldfarb was attempting to climb Broad Peak, located around 8km away from K2. Authorities have also confirmed that the body of the climber has been recovered.  According to a local tourist company, Goldfarb had reached the summit of Pastore peak, at an altitude of more than 6,000 metr...

It was super cold, and every step we climbed was an effort. so, you know, when we got to the summit, what we did was just ten metres before the summit, the whole team stopped together and, yeah, we sing the national anthem of nepal, and we made it to the summit together. some of the, obviously, team members were very emotional as well, including myself. there are 14 mountains in the world higher than 8,000 metres. k2 was the only one yet to be scaled in winter, because it's so challenging. dozens have lost their lives on the mountain. k2 is super steep, you know. either you have to go through,...