"Poles have done first winter ascents in Himalaya for many reasons [...] but the main reason is that the Polish did a lot of winter expeditions and they did them very early." Image from Nanga Parbat 2006/2007 courtesy of Artur Hajzer (click to enlarge). Image by Artur Hajzer
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(Newsdesk/Karrar Haidri/ExWeb Pakistan) If everybody who applied for climbing permits show up, Nanga Parbat will be a popular spot this winter. A bunch of Polish will have Broad Peak to themselves. Gasherbrums will be silent, as will K2.The list of winter expeditions is updated.Nanga ParbatHungary/US:David KleinZoltan Robert ACSIan OvertonPolish:Tomasz MackiewiczMarek KlonowskiPiotr StrzezyszItalians:Daniele NardiLanfranco CastiglionMahdi GholipoureFrench:Joel WischnewskiBroad PeakPolish:(Confirmed for 5-6 members, gear...
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