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Heres the video of first ever full ski descent of K2 (8611m) located in Karakoram, Pakistan. Polish climber Andrzej Bargiel has done something great and almost unbelievable - he has become the first to ski down dangerous K2.
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Thirty-one mountaineers have ascended K2, the world’s second highest and most dangerous peak.
The team includes mountaineers from China, Japan, Pakistan, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland and Nepal among other countries.
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, Chhiji Norbu Sherpa, Dawa Gyaljen Sherpa, Lhakpa Temba Sherpa, Krishna Thapa Magar...
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This article first appeared on ExplorersWeb. The original can be read here.
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person in history to ski down from the summit of the second highest mountain in the world. This follows a busy few days on K2, as 31 climbers summited on July 21. No word on whether Barg...
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The first 10 mountaineers to ascend the highest peak in the world. How many years ago did it happen? Who were they? It goes without saying that the first 10 people who climbed Mount Everest successfully had to face great risks, as they were treading a lesser known path, full of dangers. Many had failed before these 10 climb...
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Once again, basic use of an unmanned aerial vehicle saves someone’s life. Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen had been feared dead after falling and suffering from frostbite during a solo climb on Broad Peak in the Karakorum. It was only when Polish drone pilots Andrzej and Bartek Bargiel aerially spotted Allen and guided Sherp...
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A mountain guide from Darjeeling, Pemba Sherpa, has gone missing during his descent from the Saser Khangri peak in the Karakoram Range. Sherpa, a resident of Gandhi Road locality in the town, had gone for an expedition organised by the Mountaineers Association Krishnagar (MAK).
He reportedly went missing on 13 July. Other ...
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Korean climber Kim Migon summited the 8,125m Nanga Parbat in Pakistan on Monday.
Now he is the 7th Korean and the 41st mountaineer in the world to scale 14 highest peaks.
His expedition, consisting of Korean and Taiwanese climbers, set out from Islamabad on June 4 and arrived at the base camp of Nanga Parbat on June 7. ...
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Mountaineers Michael Gardner and Sam Hennessey successfully made the second ascent of Light Traveler on Denali’s southwest face.
Sam Hennessey and Michael Gardner made the second ascent of Light Traveler (VI M7 WI6) on the southwest face of Denali. The route was first sent in 2001 by Stephen Koch and Marko Prezelj, who too...
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Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer has completed a solitary ascent of Lupghar Sar West, a 7181 meter peak in the Karakoram, Pakistan.
What is really important: he is back safe and sound in base camp.
After having acclimatised by spending 3 nights up to 6000 m on the SW Ridge of La Rochele, and after having checked out ...
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