KATHMANDU, JULY 28
At least nine climbers from 8K Expeditions have successfully scaled the world's second highest peak this morning, according to the organizers.
Lakpa Sherpa, Expedition Director at 8K Expeditions said that six Nepali climbers along with two Chinese and a Portuguese climber stood atop K2 in Pakistan. Piao Tjhang ( Hongkong /China) , Chen Xue ( China) and Maria Do Ceu Da Conceicao (Portugal) along with senior climber Dawa Ongju Sherpa, Migma Dorchi Sherpa, Ashok Lama, Pemba Tashi Sherpa, Pechhumbe Sherpa and Dawa Dorchi Sherpa reached the summit point of K2 at around 10:50 am local time.
"Despite the challenging and unpredictable weather conditions, our team made the impossible possible by seizing a narrow summit window," Lakpa said, adding that the climbers were safely descending to the lower camps.
This season rope fixing process on K2 was incredibly demanding. The professional Sherpas from 8K, Imagine, HG, and SST made it possible as they joined hands in fixing the ropes, according to him.
"This year, our team comprised all professional members and climbers, including Tjhang who summited Mount Everest, Manaslu, Lhotse, and marked the K2 summit, completing all four 8000ers while ChenXue successfully summited Mount Everest, Manaslu, and Ama Dablam, achieving her third 8000er summits," he said, adding that Maria, who is the first Portuguese woman to summit Mount Everest and holds more than ten Guinness World Records in marathons and ultra-marathons, scaled K2.
Dawa Ogju Sherpa, who has summited over 39 x 8000er peaks, played a pivotal leadership role in this year's K2 Expedition. Ashok Lama is an aspirant guide with multiple 6000er, 7000er, and 8000er summits while Mingma Dorchi Sherpa has reached 15 x 8000er summits, Pemba Tashi Sherpa has 12 x 8000er summit records, Dawa Dorchi Sherpa has 14x 8000er summits, and Pechhumbe Sherpa has 24x 8000er summit records, Lakpa added.
