In this file photo taken on August 14, 2019, porters set up tents at the Concordia camping site in front of K2 summit in the Karakoram range of Pakistan’s mountain northern Gilgit region. — AFP pic
Since the maiden attempt in 1987-1988, just a handful of winter expeditions have been tried on the storied 8,611-metre mountain in the Karakoram range along the Chinese border. The 10 Nepali climbers had earlier been spread across the different teams, but formed a new group in order to claim the feat in Nepal’s name.
“We are proud to have been a part of history for humankind and to show that collaboration, teamwork and a positive mental attitude can push limits to what we feel might be possible.” Speaking to AFP ahead of the expedition in December, he said the record books for winter summits feature Polish, Italian and Spanish names but none from Nepal.“I’d be happy seeing my country’s flag on the list for winter. That’s one of my biggest dreams now.”One of the final technical difficulties to be overcome by the group was the dreaded “bottleneck”, a narrow and steep passage where 11 people were killed in August 2008 in K2’s worst known tragedy.
Unlike Mount Everest, which has been topped by thousands of climbers young and old, K2 is a much lonelier place.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.