Climbing Manaslu Peak and Nanga Palbat Peak has not received any reward for the summit. Now there are only three peaks left in the 8,000-meter mountain adventure in winter. One person tried alone, K2, a Sherpa team serving a customer, and two , Nepal , , Zhuoyou Peak , which competed to reach the summit. According to different definitions, winter ends at the end of February, and may end at March 20, and now all teams are striving to reach the peak.
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High snow and strong winds prevented efforts on Manaslu and basically stopped the climb of Everest .
Winter Mount Everest - The bad weather continues to force Jost to stop at low
German climber Jost Kobusch tried to make a "auerobic" solo attempt on the western ridge of Mount Everest, and now he is spending time in a lower terrain village, waiting for the weather to improve. But this could be a controversial issue, as his goal is not to reach the top, but to reach an altitude of 8,000 meters. So far, the highest point he has reached is about 6464 meters above the Lho La Pass.
There were 371 attempts in total of 10,656 summits on Mount Everest, of which only 13 were winter climbs. The most recent winter summit was confirmed by the Nepal and Himalayan databases in 1993, between December and February, and a very strong Japanese team led by Hoshino was carried out on the southwest mountain wall (Bonnington Route). On February 17, 1980, Polish Polish climbers Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki carried oxygen through the South Col route to complete their first winter summit.
In an interview with Jost a few months ago, he said that his goal is to reach 8,000 meters, not to reach the top.
Zhuo Aoyou Peak--Going closer and closer
Gelje Sherpa's team continues to promote the creation of a standard commercial route on the Nepal side of Zhuo Aoyou Peak, and they have reached 7400 meters of the 8188-meter peak. Gelje encouraged the team on social media:
This winter, after fixed from the Nepal side to 7400 meters of Zhuoyou Peak, our team returned to the base camp to rest, and now we are waiting for the final plan to reach the top. So far everything seems to be fine, and we are sure that the route we chose will become a good choice for commercial expeditions in the near future, and Zhuoyoufeng can climb from the Nepal side.
But we need more work. We are preparing for every possible opportunity to go back to the mountain and enjoy the thin air, which is so wonderful. As for my brothers, they accompanied us without any thought of giving up, and encouraged us to climb higher and higher.
At the same time, there were some problems with our internet devices, so several of our teams will return to Machermo for setup. Of course, more things can be updated on the journey, as well as images that are almost impossible to capture due to cold winds and low temperatures to save equipment power.
Gelje's team includes Pasang Tendi Sherpa, Lakpa Dendi, Chandra Tamang, Gesman Tamang, Tashi Sherpa, Phuri Kitar Sherpa, Ashot Wenjha Rai and Karma Sherpa. Mingma Dorchi Sherpa of Adventures is also there, trying to achieve the same goal - a business route from Nepal. The team includes leaders Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, Pemba Ongchhu Sherpa, Pasang Dorjee Sherpa, Mingma Dorchi Sherpa PasangTenji Sherpa, Lakpa Thenu Sherpa, Phurbu Kusang Sherpa and Karma Gyaljen Sherpa. They set up a base camp and practiced for several rounds.
Due to avalanches and other objective dangers, few people climb on the Nepal side. Of the 3923 summits of Zhuoyoufeng, only 135 were from Nepal. It would be a fun thing if there were commercial adventure companies using this new route in spring and autumn.The traditional route on the Tibetan side is considered very safe and has little objective danger. But China's mountaineering policy is hard to get a head start, and the price of licenses has risen sharply in the past few years, but most operators are reluctant to take risks and want to use the safest route, even if it is more expensive. Perhaps this new route will only be dominated by a few Nepalese expedition companies, who are trying to stand out from here?
Pakistan Winter climb K2 has been built C3
powerful Sherpa team composed of Chhiring Sherpa, DawaSherpa, Furi Sherpa, NgimatendiSherpa and Ningma Dorje Tamang has established a slightly lower C3 on Qiaogolifeng (K2). The camp is 7350 meters above sea level and if weather permits, they are expected to launch a top sprint from there. And this effort is all carried out to serve Taiwanese climber Zenger.
They still have a long way to climb, and the weather may change without warning. However, they are proven to be environmentally affected but remain focused, so we will wait and see if they can finish their second team in the winter K2 topped the top.
