UPDATE 10pm 26/02/2018: Desnivel.com have been in contact with the team. Urubko has descended to Base Camp and has withdrawn from the expedition. The team released the following statement: "Denis Urubko, following his beliefs about the end of the winter season, decided to abandon the winter expedition on K2. This decision was accepted by the participants in the expedition who did not see more opportunities to cooperate with Denis after his attempt to reach the summit."
> In some mountaineering circles, 28th February is considered the end of the winter season, as opposed to 20th March, the official meteorological definition.
Isn't that the wrong way around, with the meteorological start of Spring being 1st of March?
Fri Night Vid Finding Focus - Life Behind The Lens of a Climbing Photographer
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