Nepali mountaineers make history, scale world's 2nd highest peak K2 in winter
A group of 10 Nepali climbers set a new world record on Saturday when they became the first in winter to reach the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 metres. Mountaineer Nirmal Purja, a group member, said they reached the peak at 17:00 local time. "The impossible is made possible!" tweeted Purja after achieving the feat.