Climbers from Pakistan, Spain and Italy have become the first mountaineers to scale Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s “Killer Mountain” and second highest peak after K2, in winter, a spokesperson said Friday.
“Ali Sadpara (Pakistan), Alex Txikon (Spain), and Simone Moro (Italy) have reached the top of Nanga Parbat,” Karrar Haidri, spokesperson of the Alpine Club of Pakistan told AFP, confirming it was the first time the summit has been reached during winter months.
He said a fourth climber, Tamara Lunger of Spain, had been forced to halt the climb some metres beneath the summit.
At 8,125 metres (26,660 feet) Nanga Parbat is the world’s …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
