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K2 Winter Ascent 2025 Calendar. K2 Nepalese mountaineers claim historic first winter ascent They followed the Abruzzi Spur (southeast ridge), with a. To join our Joint K2 Expedition 2025, climbers should ideally have substantial experience in high-altitude mountaineering and technical climbing

This will take place on Friday 22nd November at 10.00-11.30 am The first winter attempt on K2 was led by Polish mountaineering legend Andrzej Zawada.The 24-man team (13 Poles, 7 Canadians and 4 Brits) flew to Pakistan at the start of December, and arrived in Base Camp on Christmas Day, to heavy snow and strong winds.

Nimsdai K2 Winter.

The first winter attempt on K2 was led by Polish mountaineering legend Andrzej Zawada.The 24-man team (13 Poles, 7 Canadians and 4 Brits) flew to Pakistan at the start of December, and arrived in Base Camp on Christmas Day, to heavy snow and strong winds. In winter, the mountain's already fearsome character is magnified Our leadership team, including Nimsdai Purja and Mingma David, & Mingma Tenzi isn't just about firsts like the historic winter K2 ascent in 2021

Attempting the impossible on K2 in Winter. Descent and Return: Descend the mountain and return to Skardu and Islamabad. K2 has seen it's first Winter ascent with a 10 man Nepalese team making the summit

k2 winter ascent FITSNews. Expedition History: For years, mountaineers dreamed of achieving a winter ascent of K2, yet this elusive goal remained unattained for decades Summary: First winter ascent of K2 (8,611 meters) by Dawa Temba Sherpa, Dawa Tenjin Sherpa, Kilu (Kili) Pemba Sherpa, Gelje Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Nirmal Purja, Pem Chhiri Sherpa, and Sona Sherpa; the ten were members of three separate expeditions who joined forces to complete the route