A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2

Re:A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2 by mthoms on Sunday January 17, 2021 @01:54PM (#25813660)

Source? As I recall, Edmund stated he just didn't think of it in the heat (actually: cold) of the moment. They were only on the summit for a few minutes.

I'd be very surprised if a man of Tenzing's calibre and achievements could not figure out something so trivial.

Edit: I've found some citations that support your point, I apologize.

Although, I'd add (a) Tenzing's account states that he offered to take a photo but was declined. And (b) a more fair description would be "because he had never used a camera before" rather than "didn't know how to work a camera".

The later suggesting a lack of intelligence or civility (though I'm sure that wasn't your intent), I'm probably just nitpicking :-).

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Re:A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2 by outside1234 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @09:16PM (#25817436)

There is also mysticism in some Asian cultures about photos and taking other peoples photos around stealing souls etc.

This potentially could be a reason as well that he wasn’t brave enough to admit.

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Re:A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2 by quelltext on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:09AM (#25823124)

But at the same time he allowed a photo of himself to be taken (his soul be stolen)?

That theory doesn't make sense to me.

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