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This web page provides a comprehensive list of mountaineers who have died on the 14 mountains that rise more than 8,000 metres above sea level. For K2, the second-highest mountain, the list shows the names, nationalities, causes of death, and dates of 96 fatalities from 1986 to 2024.
The 2008 K2 disaster was the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering, when 11 climbers from different teams died on the second-highest mountain on Earth. The main cause was an ice avalanche at the Bottleneck, a steep and dangerous section of the route, but some of the deaths occurred before and after the avalanche.
Tragedia na K2 w 2008 roku miała miejsce w dniach 1-2 sierpnia 2008 roku, kiedy to dziesięciu himalaistów z siedmiu krajów i jeden pakistański tragarz zginęło na K2, drugim co do wysokości szczycie świata i najwyższym szczycie Karakorum. Trzech innych wspinaczy odniosło poważne obrażenia.
23 lip 2021 · Watch how 11 climbers died on the world's 2nd tallest mountain in August 2008. The documentary features survivor interviews and actual footage of the disaster on K2.
On 5 February 2021, three mountaineers went missing while attempting to summit K2 without supplementary oxygen, braving extreme winter conditions. [1] After extensive search and rescue efforts, they were declared dead.
25 paź 2018 · A Nepali climber shares his harrowing story of surviving the deadliest day in K2 history, when 11 mountaineers died in a series of falls and ice avalanches. He recounts his ordeal of descending the mountain in darkness, finding and rescuing the bodies, and facing the dangers of the bottleneck.
6 sie 2008 · In all, 11 lives were lost in the worst episode on K2 since 13 climbers died over a two-week span in 1986, and one of the worst disasters in mountaineering history. In the aftermath, criticism...
