Another expedition ready to scale K2.

ISLAMABAD -- After climbing all the way up to Makalu - the fifth highest mountain in the world -without oxygen, Mingma G from Nepal now has set his eyes on the world's second highest peak, K2.

This was highlighted by the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) on Sunday. His team of sherpas will reach K2 Base Camp on June 13 and 14 to take the lead on the rope-fixing work this season, ACP Secretary Karrar Haidri said.

'Imagine Nepal', the group that has organised the expedition, confirmed that while climbing Broad Peak was on the cards, their main focus this summer was K2. Members of the expedition also intend to climb Nanga Parbat in the off season during the second half of August into September.

Mr Haidri said in addition to better conditions, Imagine Nepal's strategy sat well with one of its visually impaired members, Jill Wheatley from Canada who climbed Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga and Makalu this past spring. 'And now, she hopes to climb K2, Broad Peak and Nanga Parbat, before the summer ends,' he added.

Climbers who start with Nanga Parbat then have to hurry to finish K2 and Broad Peak before unstable weather hits the Karakoram in August, he said, adding that Ms...

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