Keyword: 8000er

The shooting star of high altitude mountaineering, Nirmal Purja, reached the summit of K2 without artificial oxygen.

The K2 was climbed for the first time in winter. But while the summiteers were cheering, one of their colleagues died further down the mountain, who had turned back out of caution that morning.

After numerous unsuccessful attempts, K2 was first committed in winter. A pure Sherpa team managed this.