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Sherpas become first to complete winter summit of K2
A team of climbers from Nepal have become the first mountaineers to successfully complete a winter attempt on the summit of K2, the world’s second-tallest peak.
Key points:
- K2 is notoriously dangerous for its steep slopes, with almost 90 climbers having died on the mountain
- The sherpas said they sang the Nepali national anthem as they reached the summit of K2
- The Nepalese climbers’ achievement was marred by Spanish climber Sergio Mingote falling to his death
The group of Sherpas had paused at a point 70 metres short of the 8,611-metre peak to wait for each other before climbing into the world’s history books together at 4.56pm.
Nirmal Purja and nine others were named as those who reached the top.
“We stepped onto the summit together whilst…
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