Pakistani among 3 climbers to complete first-ever winter ascent of Nanga Parbat
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 26, 2016
The climbers – Ali Sadpara (Pakistani), Simone, Alex and Tamara Lunger – posted their pictures on the social media.
Read more: Foreign climbers post stunning pictures of Nanga Parbat on Twitter
According to their statement on Twitter, one of the climbers Tamara stopped a few meters before the destination mark.
#NangaParbat: It’s official. Simone Moro, Alex Txikon and Ali Sadpara have made the first winter ascent! pic.twitter.com/BnhCIEnKoS
— Altitude Pakistan (@AltitudePBlog) February 26, 2016
confirmation from base: Simone, Alex and Sadpara has made first winter ascent of #NangaParbat Tamara stopped few meters below. — Northmen PK (@NorthmenPK) February 26, 2016
#Txikon #Sadpara @morosimone #NangaParbat2016 #Winter TONTORREAN! ¡CUMBRE! SUMMIT!#Lunger stops some meters below pic.twitter.com/bnjdoKf09h
— Alex Txikon (@AlexTxikon) February 26, 2016
Nanga Parbat base camp was attacked more than two years ago on June 22, 2013 which left 10 tourists dead including 9 foreign mountaineers.
The dead included one American, three Ukrainians, two Slovakians, one Lithuainian, one Chinese, a Sherpa from Nepal and a Pakistani guide. Police later said that the attackers managed to reach the camp after first kidnapping two Pakistani guides.
Several expeditions to Nanga Parbat – at 8,126 meters (26,660 feet), the world’s ninth highest peak and known among climbers as the Killer Mountain – have since been canceled, dealing a blow to Pakistan’s once thriving mountaineering sector at the height of the trekking season.