The base camp picked up the accident when they saw a sudden change in his GPS signal. A small group climbing nearby immediately went to him. It was reported by his team that while descending somewhere in between Camp 1 and the advanced base camp he took a fall of 500 meters. Renowned Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died on K2. This years summit attempts are basically over, with all teams having left the mountain. Of the 14 mountains with a peak above 8,000 meters ( 26,247 feet) in height K2 isn’t the highest but has a reputation as the hardest.
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K2 has remained the only of the “eight-thousanders” not to have been summited in Winter. K2 is located on the border between Pakistan and China, along the Karakoram range which is the extension of the famous Himalayas. K2 is 8,611m meters or 28,251 feet tall and is the second highest mountain in the world. Some of the team made the summit without using supplemental oxygen – at least Nims was making the attempt without – though some of the climbers acting as support did. The group included Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Nirmal “Nims” Purja, Gelje Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Dawa Temba Sherpa, Pem Chhiri Sherpa, Kili Pemba Sherpa, Dawa Tenjing Sherpa and Sona Sherpa. This marks the first winter summit of one of the big 14 done by a Sherpa. They all summited at 16:58 local time on the 16th of January 2021.
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The final summit team was formed by a group of 10 who waited 30 meters before the summit in order to all go to the top as one.
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The grueling mountain has seen multiple failed attempts without a summit and is the last of the Eight-thousanders to be summited in winter. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on PinterestĪn all Nepali team have made history by becoming the first people to summit K2 in winter.