I learned something today: during the first ascent of K2 in 1954, Walter Bonatti and Amir Mahdi carried oxygen cylinders for the summit climbers, but they had to spend the night in a hole at about 8,100 meters without tents or sleeping bags. The matter became a debate that lasted half a century.
The night on the mountain
On July 31, 1954, Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli were the first to stand on the summit of 8,611-meter K2. No one has ev…
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I learned something today: during the first ascent of K2 in 1954, Walter Bonatti and Amir Mahdi carried oxygen cylinders for the summit climbers, but they had to spend the night in a hole at about 8,100 meters without tents or sleeping bags. The matter became a debate that lasted half a century.
The night on the mountain
On July 31, 1954, Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli were the first to stand on the summit of 8,611-meter K2. No one has ev…