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In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
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Nepali Climbers Make History By Becoming First To Scale Mount K2 In Winter
Nepali climbers who made history at the weekend by becoming the first to summit the world's second-highest mountain in winter told Wednesday how they battled hurricane-force winds and freezing temperatures to achieve the record.
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Nepali Climbers Reach Base Camp After Scaling K2, World's 2nd Highest Mountain
The triumphant team of Nepali climbers who made history when they became the first to summit Pakistan's K2 in winter arrived safely back at base camp on Sunday, officials said.
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Nepali Climbers 1st To Scale K2, World's 2nd Highest Mountain, In Winter
A team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2, setting a record as the first team ever to climb the world's second-highest mountain in the winter season.
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Maverick Climber Pauses 'Suicidal' Solo Bid To Summit K2
Denis Urubko was part of a team of Polish mountaineers attempting to be the first to scale the world's second highest peak in winter but broke away from the group after after a series of disagreements.
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'Reckless Decision': Man Tries First Solo Climb Of Second-Highest Peak
A Russian-Polish mountaineer, Denis Urubko, has launched the first solo attempt to summit K2 -- the world's second-highest park -- during winter, in what fellow climbers described as a reckless decision.
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In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
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Nepali Climbers Make History By Becoming First To Scale Mount K2 In Winter
Nepali climbers who made history at the weekend by becoming the first to summit the world's second-highest mountain in winter told Wednesday how they battled hurricane-force winds and freezing temperatures to achieve the record.
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Nepali Climbers Reach Base Camp After Scaling K2, World's 2nd Highest Mountain
The triumphant team of Nepali climbers who made history when they became the first to summit Pakistan's K2 in winter arrived safely back at base camp on Sunday, officials said.
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Nepali Climbers 1st To Scale K2, World's 2nd Highest Mountain, In Winter
A team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2, setting a record as the first team ever to climb the world's second-highest mountain in the winter season.
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Maverick Climber Pauses 'Suicidal' Solo Bid To Summit K2
Denis Urubko was part of a team of Polish mountaineers attempting to be the first to scale the world's second highest peak in winter but broke away from the group after after a series of disagreements.
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'Reckless Decision': Man Tries First Solo Climb Of Second-Highest Peak
A Russian-Polish mountaineer, Denis Urubko, has launched the first solo attempt to summit K2 -- the world's second-highest park -- during winter, in what fellow climbers described as a reckless decision.
