The expedition to K2 ended: two climbers died …

This Wednesday completed the first winter expedition to K2, the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 meters. The end of the ascent has a bittersweet taste though: even though 10 climbers managed to reach the top, there were two dead and three missing during the trip. The search has been suspended due to bad weather.

The secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, Karrar Haidri, informed the Efe agency that the expedition organized by Seven Summits Treks is on its way to the Skardu camp.

Expedition leader Chhang Dawa Sherpa explained on his Facebook page that the weather forecast predicted bad weather for the next seven days, which prompted the decision. “Our expedition is coming to an end”, wrote.

Chhang Dawa explained that Due to bad weather, Chilean Juan Pablo Mohr, Icelandic John Snorri and Pakistani Ali Sadpara could not be searched with helicopters., missing in K2 since last Friday while trying to reach the top.

Pakistani authorities have said that research will continue once the weather improves.

K2, the second highest mountain in the world and part of the Himalayan range, is known as “the wild mountain” because of its difficulty in climbing and the weather conditions which in winter can reach -50 degrees and winds. of 90 kilometers per hour.

So far, only 377 climbers have reached the second highest peak in the world – the first is Everest – and 88 have died trying since the Italian Achille Compagnoni made the first ascent in 1954.

K2 was the only one of the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters that was not reached in winter, the most difficult time of year to make the trip. This was the objective of this expedition made up of 55 climbers from different countries which began in December.

On January 16 of this year, only 10 Nepalese mountaineers achieved the feat: Nirmal Purja, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzing Sherpa, Geljen Sherpa, Pem Chiri Sherpa, Dawa Tempba Sherpa, Mingma G, Dawa Tenjin Sherpa, Kili Pemba Sherpa and Sona Sherpa.

However, that same day, one of the climbers died, the Spaniard Sergi Mingote. Bulgarian Atanas Georgiev Skatov, who died in an accident last Friday, has been added to the casualty list.

During this day, the group of climbers lost contact with the GPS of Mohr, Snorri and Sadpara. The helicopter search began on Saturday and lasted for three days, but in the last two it has been crippled by bad weather.