After Doubt, Climbers Reach Summit of K2 - Gripped Magazine

After Doubt, Climbers Reach Summit of K2 - Gripped Magazine

After weeks of holding out for better weather, dozens of climbers have reached the top of K2, the world’s second tallest mountain. There were 27 reported summits from the guiding companie Imagine Nepal Team, Seven Summits Treks and Prakash Sherpa’s Climber Alpinist Expeditions (CAE). Imagine Nepal reported: “It is quite unusual for climbers to summit in August, as the optimal time is usually in July. The 2025 K2 climbing season has been signific…

Patience Paid Off: They Summited K2 After All » Explorersweb

Climbers have summited K2 after an exhausting 20-hour push from Camp 3.  Mingma G has led the summit climb, and all the other teams still on the mountain followed to share the trail breaking and rope fixing. These are the first August summits since 2011. The patient climbers waited a long time in Base Camp for their one opportunity to summit. Most had already left. In addition to Mingma G's Imagine Nepal Team and Prakash Sherpa's Climber Alpinis…