Mingma David Sherpa on Winter K2 – Explorersweb »

Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, better known as Mingma David, is the youngest 14×8,000m summiter. He is also a business partner in Elite Expeditions. Close followers of this world associate him most often with Nirmal Purja. But while Purja is the front man, Mingma David is the organizing mind behind all the expedition logistics. He is also a strong, reliable climbing partner. Few remember that when the two men met for the first time in 2016, Mingma David was quickly building a remarkable high-altitude resumé while Purja was a total rookie. After climbing some lesser peaks, they went together to Everest in 2018, and Purja’s Project Possible quest was born. Mingma David was there on the summit during nine of Purja’s 8,000’ers. And he was the logistics impresario who managed to put together the successful Winter K2 expedition in record time. Mingma “David” Gyabu Sherpa with his Guinness certificate as the youngest 14×8,000m summiter. Photo: Mingma David Last week, Mingma David spoke with correspondent Nabraj Ghimire about his latest expeditions. In particular, he shared his memories of Winter K2. His insight gives a clearer picture of that historic climb. Mingma David started by describing his role in the Winter K2 venture. “I…
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