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K2 Mountain on the China-Pakistan border is the white whale of many climbers.
It is one of the 14 mountains in the world at more than 8000 meters and one of the few that has never been climbed in winter. For now. On Friday, a group of Nepalese climbers reached the top of the mountain, writes BBC.
Dozens of people have tried to reach the top this year. One of them never came down again.
– Tragic
“Elbow and pushed” on the tail of death: – Fear
The famous Spanish climber Sergi Minote died when he fell while descending from the 8611-meter-high peak. Writes the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Twitter.
– It is sad to say that Sergi Mingote died in K2. He wanted to continue making history, being part of the first expedition to reach the top of this mountain in winter, and then a tragic accident occurred that claimed his life, writes the Prime Minister.
– A huge hug to the closest of this enormous athlete, Sánchez writes.
Mingote was making a world record attempt, which involved climbing the world’s 14 mountain peaks at more than 8,000 meters over the course of 1,000 days, without carrying oxygen.
The mountain trying to kill
Many have tried to reach the top of K2. Many have failed.
American climber George Bell described K2 as “a brutal mountain trying to kill you.”
The ten climbers from Nepal were originally scattered on six different expeditions, but they met ten minutes from the top to climb together, in honor of the country they are from.
The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is located in Nepal.
The ten climbers sang the national anthem of Nepal on top of K2, writes climber Nirmal Purja on Instagram. He is a former British Army Special Forces soldier and was part of the expedition.
– We are proud to be part of human history and to show that team effort, cooperation and a positive mental attitude can push the limits of what we think is possible, writes Purja.
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