How many times has K2 been summited in winter?

‘Savage mountain’ Only this year did a team of 10 Nepali climbers manage to summit K2 in the winter on 16 January. It has only been tried six times before this and all expeditions ended in failure.

When was K2 first climbed in winter?

1987
In the winter of 1987 to 1988, 13 Polish climbers, seven Canadians, and four Britons attempted to make the first winter summit of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

Can you climb K2 in the winter?

All but K2 had been climbed in both summer and winter. Thanks to its remote location, avalanche prone slopes, temperatures hovering around minus-60 degrees Fahrenheit, and hurricane-force winds, a winter ascent of the mountain was the last great challenge remaining for serious mountaineers.

Who climbed K2 first in winter?

Nimsdai Purja
A team of 10 Nepali climbers has set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, in winter. Mountaineer Nimsdai Purja, a member of the group, said they reached the peak at 17:00 local time (12:00 GMT).

When was the first winter ascent of K2?

UPDATE, January 16:A team of 10 Nepali/Sherpa climbers from separate expeditions climbed the final meters to the summit together as one group at 5 p.m., completing K2’s first winter ascent. You can find our story about that here.

Who are the climbers on K2 this winter?

Txikon (pronounced chi-KON), who is from Spain’s Basque region, is currently leading one of the two expeditions to K2 this winter. The other team is a multinational group of elite mountaineers from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.

How many expeditions are attempting to climb K2?

There are currently four expeditions laboring for the first winter ascent of K2 (8611m), which is the last 8000-meter peak yet to be climbed in the coldest, harshest season. The efforts between the four groups are in part both collective and separate.

Who was the first person to reach the summit of K2?

The summit was reached for the first time by the Italian climbers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, on the 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition led by Ardito Desio . The name K2 is derived from the notation used by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India.