BHC holds reception for mountaineers.

The British High Commission (BHC) celebrated the success of the Nepalese climbing team that made the first winter ascent of K2.

On Saturday night, the BHC held a reception in Islamabad to recognise the incredible achievement of the 10 Nepalese climbers who became the first expedition in winter to reach the summit of Pakistan's K2, the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 metres (28,251 feet). The reception was attended by senior representatives from the Pakistani government, the deputy ambassador of Nepal, the Canadian high commissioner, the European Union ambassador and the mountaineering community.

The Nepalese team made their historic ascent on Jan 16. The climbing team included Nirmal Purja MBE who had a distinguished 16-year military career, of which he spent six years as a Ghurka and 10 years with the UK Special Forces.

Speaking on the occasion, Nirmal Purja said: 'The whole team is extremely happy to have succeeded to summit the hardest, last and greatest mountaineering feat. We're very humbled that we have...