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(Tina Sjogren) We've built automobiles and jet planes, we've been to the Moon and back. We have found thousands of other planets and peeked into our own brains - but we have yet to climb Nanga Parbat in winter. It's hard. Really hard. In fact folks ExWeb spoke to who tried 8000ers in winter say they can't even explain how rough the death zone is on a fragile human in the deep of winter. And yet it's that time again. ExplorersWeb caught up with another set of climbers decided to give Nanga a try. This team have nailed one first already: trying to crowd-fund on Indiegogo. Many climbers have eyed this opportunity: the Nanga winter expedition finally braved it. Here goes the interview, with American expedition medic Ian Overton; and Hungarian climbing mates Dávid Klein and Zoltan Ács chiming in.Explorers Web: You guys are up for a huge adventure; one of the rare undone climbs left in this world. This is for Ian: As expedition medic, will you climb or stay in BC? What are your most notable alpine climbs and being a ski...
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