Polish mountain climbers surrender winter months effort at K2

WARSAW, Poland- Thehead of a Polish team of mountain climbers claims they have actually surrendered their effort to promote the very first winter months climb of the globe's 2nd greatest optimal, K2.

KrzysztofWielicki stated Monday they were completing their exploration, currently based at 5,135meters( 16,847feet) over water level, at the foot of K2, which is 8,611meters( 28,252feet) high.

Wielicki, that has actually scaled all 14 of the highest Himalayan comes to a head, stated extreme environment and also safety and security problems have actually stopped the rising prior to winter season upright March21

Hestated on TVN2 4 that his major issue was the safety of the group.

InJanuary, 2 staff member, Denis Urubko and also Adam Bielecki, conserved French mountain climber Elisabeth Revol from an additional Himalayan optimal, the Nanga Parbat.