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The most deadly events on K2 were the 1986 K2 disaster, 1995 K2 disaster, and 2008 K2 disaster. As of August 2023, an estimated 800 people had completed a summit of the mountain, and 96 had died trying.
The 2008 K2 disaster occurred on 1 August 2008, when 11 mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second- highest mountain on Earth. [1][2] Three others were seriously injured.
25 paź 2018 · Taking a toll. Even before anyone summited on the 2008 excursion, K2 was taking a toll. The advance climbers, those who were tasked with stamping a path through the climbing route, and fixing...
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.
27 kwi 2022 · At 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering, with good reason. Four times as deadly as Everest, K2 has claimed the lives of seventy-seven climbers since 1954.
7 sie 2008 · While the fatality rate on the peak is remarkably high, this likely marks the highest death toll in a single event on K2–surpassing the 1995 storm in which seven climbers died. Government officials in Islamabad are preparing to launch an investigation into the tragedy.
4 wrz 2008 · During the same period, Everest saw 3,681 aspirants reach the top, with a death toll of 210. In terms of the ratio of summit successes to fatalities, K2 is four times as dangerous as Everest.
