Nepalese climbers make first winter climb of K2.

ISLAMABAD -- A 10-member strong Nepalese climbing outfit wrote history when they completed the first winter ascent of K2 on Saturday.

'The climbers made it to the top of the world's second-highest peak at around 5:00 pm,' Karrar Haidri, secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan told reporter.

Until today, the 8,611m peak was the only one of world's above 8000 mountains that had never been climbed in winter.

The successful summit team included Nirmal Purja, Gelje Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma G, Sona Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Pem Chhiri Sherpa, Dawa Temba Sherpa, Kili Pemba Sherpa and Dawa Tenjing Sherpa.

According to Haidri, previously the highest altitude achieved on K2 in the winter season was 7750m by Denis Urubko and Marcin Kaczkan in 2002-03.

"This is a greatest achievement in the history of mountaineering, this is a good example of teamwork," Chhang Dawa, one of the expedition leaders.

'What a journey. I'm humbled to say that as a team, we have summited the magnificent K2 in...