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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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Nepal Mountaineer Claims Record For Climbing World's 14 Highest Peaks
Nirmal Purja, according to a post on his social media account on Tuesday, completed the climb of the 14 mountains, all over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in seven months.
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Nepali Climber Aims To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks In 7 Months
The current record for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
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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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Nepal Mountaineer Claims Record For Climbing World's 14 Highest Peaks
Nirmal Purja, according to a post on his social media account on Tuesday, completed the climb of the 14 mountains, all over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in seven months.
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Nepali Climber Aims To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks In 7 Months
The current record for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
