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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.
25 paź 2018 · Eleven experienced mountaineers died in a series of disasters on Aug. 1 2008, many of them killed in sheer plunges into the abyss. Only 18 people climbed that day, making the death toll of 11,...
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.
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. The series of deaths, over the course of the Friday ascent and Saturday descent, was the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
22 sie 2023 · Alan Arnette. On July 27, more than 150 people tried to summit K2 as a man lay dying in their path. Footage from the mountain would later shock the world when it showed climbers walking past...
1 wrz 2023 · K2 has a far higher death rate among climbers than the more famous Everest. The bottleneck is the most difficult part for mountaineers who try to reach the summit of the 8,611m peak, known for its long, fearsome ascents and deadly, changeable weather conditions.
13 sie 2023 · An investigation has been launched into the death of a Hassan near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain, a Pakistani mountaineer said Saturday, following allegations that dozens of climbers eager to reach the summit had walked past the man after he was gravely injured in a fall.