At the top! K2 Expedition ‘Women Climbing for Climate Change’ a Success

As part of the first Nepali Women K2 Expedition 2014, three young women climbers from Nepal – Maya Sherpa, Dawa Yangzum Sherpa and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa – successfully summitted K2 at about 14:45 local time on the afternoon of 26 July 2014. Climbing with the message ‘Women Climbing for Climate Change’, the team has set a new world record as the first women from Nepal to summit the second highest peak in the world. The team set off on their journey from Kathmandu to Pakistan on 17 June 2014.  (read article here)