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A team of Nepalese climbers managed to reach the highest point of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, during the winter on Saturday. These were the last eight thousand that had never been successfully climbed in winter.
The ten Nepalese climbers reached the climax around 5:00 p.m. (local time). It took them almost a month to climb.
The K2 is located on Pakistan’s border with China in the Karakoram Mountains. The mountain is 8,611 meters high and is known as one of the toughest climbs in the world. It is the highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest in Nepal.
Steep slopes associated with avalanches and other extreme weather conditions make the K2 a great challenge even for the most experienced mountaineers. Wind gusts of over 200 kilometers per hour can occur and the temperature can drop to -60 degrees Celsius.
Dozens of climbers die on K2 every year. According to NASA survives 29% of climbers do not participate in an expedition (in Mount Everest, it’s about 4%)
Death of Spanish climber eclipses Nepalese success
The Nepalese team’s success was overshadowed on Saturday by the unfortunate death of Spain’s top climber Sergi Mingote. He fell into a crevasse in the afternoon and died on the spot. Earlier today he posted another message Instagram that he had reached the 7,000-meter mark on the 27th day of his expedition.
De Spaanse, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called Mingote on Twitter a great sportsman and mourned his death.
January 16, 2021🇳🇵🏔🇵🇰 WE DID IT, BELIEVE ME WE DID IT – TRIP TO THE SUMMIT NEVER DONE BEFORE 🦾The ‘wild mountain’ of Karakorum was summoned during the most dangerous season: WINTER Nepalese mountaineers finally reached the top of Mt. K2 (Chhogori 8611m), this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. local time.
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