Climbers who scaled K2 in winter calls on COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has congratulated Nepali climbers on setting a record for climbing the world’s second-highest peak for the first time in winter.

A team of Nepalese climbers called on Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa today, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The army chief congratulated the team of the climbers for achieving the feat as they were the first to scale the second highest mountainous peak in the globe, the ISPR said.

Sharing the details of the meeting, the army’s media wing said that the climbers shared their experience of ascending the K2 with the COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa.

“They also expressed their gratitude to the people of the country for extending a warm welcome and hospitality towards them,” it said while adding that the climbers also thanked the Pakistani authorities over the provision of facilities that helped them in achieving the milestone.

On January 16, a team of Nepalese climbers broke the previous record during winters of climbing as high as 26,000 feet while attempting to scale K2, according to a trekking company leading one of the expeditions.