Samina, who is the youngest Pakistani ever to have climbed Mount Everest, and complete the seven highest summits on seven continents, is attempting to summit the K-2.
On Sunday, they had climbed to camp 1 with a view to head on to Camp 2. But snow on the mountain forced them to go downwards instead of moving up, Samina’s brother Mirza Ali tweeted yesterday.
Read: These pictures of K-2 will leave you stunned
https://twitter.com/Mirza_climb/status/620226561678118912
The weather on K-2, after a week of clear skies, worsened on Saturday with snow coming down.
https://twitter.com/BilliBierling/status/619753293921828864
Last week, Samina had climbed up to advanced base camp before returning to base camp and joining her brother.
https://twitter.com/Mirza_climb/status/618802440138264576
In 2013, Samina became the first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest. The following year, she climbed the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the world.
Last year, the first ever Pakistani expedition summitted K-2, called 'K-2 60 years later'.
Read: Mission accomplished: Samina becomes first Pakistani woman to scale 7 highest peaks on 7 continents
Apart from the Pakistani expedition, which includes Mirza as well, there are nine other expeditions on the K-2 this year.
The Swiss expedition consisting of Mike Horn, Fred Roux and Köbi Reichen are planning to head to Camp three above 7,500m tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/ExploreMikeHorn/status/620575831069454336
The American team of Madison Mountaineering is heading to Camp 1 on the Abruzzi route.
https://twitter.com/MadisonMtng/status/620395710060457984
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