{"id":121970,"date":"2025-07-03T18:21:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=121970"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:21:04","slug":"international-climbers-achieve-first-summits-of-pakistan-season-on-nanga-parbat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/international-climbers-achieve-first-summits-of-pakistan-season-on-nanga-parbat\/","title":{"rendered":"International climbers achieve first summits of Pakistan season on Nanga Parbat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jul 03 :Five international climbers from Europe have successfully summited Nanga Parbat (8,125 metres), marking the first ascents of Pakistan\u2019s summer climbing season.<br \/>\nCzech mountaineers Marek Novotny and Ondra Hlasny reached the summit of the world\u2019s ninth-highest peak via the standard route on the Diamir face on June 26 at 12:00 pm, according to Ghulam Muhammad, General Manager of Blue Sky Treks and Tours, the expedition\u2019s organisers.<br \/>\nHe confirmed the duo had safely descended and was returning home.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, renowned German alpinist David Johannes Goettler, along with French ski mountaineers Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein, reached the summit from the Rupal side on June 24. The trio ascended via the historic Schell route, pioneered by Austrian climber Hanns Schell in 1976.<br \/>\nGoettler made a dramatic descent by paraglider, while his French companions skied down from the summit, accomplishing two groundbreaking feats: the first ski descent from Nanga Parbat\u2019s summit and the first descent on skis from the challenging Rupal face.<br \/>\nNanga Parbat, infamously dubbed the \u201cKiller Mountain\u201d for its treacherous slopes and high fatality rate, is the first of Pakistan\u2019s 8,000-metre peaks to be summited this season. The successful ascents signal the start of what is expected to be a busy summer in the country\u2019s northern Himalayas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jul 03 :Five international climbers from Europe have successfully summited Nanga Parbat (8,125 metres), marking the first ascents of Pakistan\u2019s summer climbing season. 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