grough — Nimsdai Purja among Sherpa team to complete first winter ascent of K2
Bob Smith, Editor Last updated at Saturday 16 January 2021 05:09 PM GMT The Sherpa group who summited K2. Photo: Nimsdai Purja A group of Nepalese Sherpas has made a historic first winter ascent of the world’s second-highest mountain. Former Gurkha Nimsdai Purja was among 10 men who successfully summited K2 at 5pm local time on Saturday. The 8,610m (28,250ft) Karakorum peak on the Pakistan-China border has been dubbed ‘the savage mountain’ because of the numerous mountaineering casualties and deaths that have occurred on it. It had never before been summited during winter. Former Specia...
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