K2 Winter Ascent 2025 Calendar. Attempting the impossible on K2 in Winter The event, which took place in extreme cold conditions with temperatures reaching -65°C, was a monumental feat in mountaineering history. The expedition is entirely focused on young Tseng achieving the first female ascent of Winter K2 (after the first summit last year), and ticking off one more stage on her 14×8,000'ers quest.
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In winter, the mountain's already fearsome character is magnified We discus this incredible achievement and the story building up to it
Nepali Climbing Team Making History, Finishing First in K2 Winter ascent
To join our Joint K2 Expedition 2025, climbers should ideally have substantial experience in high-altitude mountaineering and technical climbing The expedition is entirely focused on young Tseng achieving the first female ascent of Winter K2 (after the first summit last year), and ticking off one more stage on her 14×8,000'ers quest. K2 has seen it's first Winter ascent with a 10 man Nepalese team making the summit
History of Winter Climbing K2 Altitude Altitude. They followed the Abruzzi Spur (southeast ridge), with a. The first winter attempt on K2 was led by Polish mountaineering legend Andrzej Zawada.The 24-man team (13 Poles, 7 Canadians and 4 Brits) flew to Pakistan at the start of December, and arrived in Base Camp on Christmas Day, to heavy snow and strong winds.
A Nepali Team Just Made the First Winter Ascent of K2. Even if they extended their permit till the end of calendar winter, weather windows will be extremely scarce. While we don't have very strict requirements, we expect participants to be familiar with the demands of climbing at altitudes above 7,000 meters and have at least one 8,000-meter peak experience.