The three climbers began their summit attempt on Nanga Parbat, which is at 8,126 metres in height, via the Schell route
Nanga Parbat has the ninth-highest peak in the world. Pic/iStock
Three European mountaineers accomplished a daring feat by paragliding off and skiing down the formidable Nanga Parbat peak in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a media report said on Thursday.
German mountaineer David Göttler paraglided off the Nanga Parbat, while French duo Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein etched themselves into the history books by skiing down the peak, Dawn News reported. It is being considered as the first ski descent from the Rupal Face and the summit of Nanga Parbat.
The three climbers began their summit attempt on Nanga Parbat, which is at 8,126 metres in height, via the Schell route. They climbed from the approximately 3600-metre-high base camp via the difficult Rupal Face between June 21 and June 24. Göttler flew back to the base camp on June 24 while the other two climbers skied back on June 27.
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