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Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth highest mountain. It's known for being extremely hard to climb; named the "Killer Mountain" by the 1953 German expedition, first to successfully reach the peak. [204] [205] In addition to the large number of climbing deaths, 11 mountaineers were killed in 2013 by Taliban.
[9] Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 has long been the deadliest: prior to 2021, approximately one person had died on the mountain for every four who reached the summit. [9] [10] [11] After an increase in successful attempts, as of August 2023, an estimated 800 people have summited K2, with 96 deaths during attempted climbs. [11]
As it was not possible to bring back the bodies, the three mountaineers were interred in the snow on K2. [13] [14] Commenting on the death of his father and his mountaineering companions, Sajid Sadpara said: He set many records including the winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016 and earned immense respect and praise from the best climbers in ...
Pages in category "Deaths on K2" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2021 K2 disaster; A.
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.
By climbing K2 that day, they became the world’s fastest climbers, scaling the world’s 14 highest mountains in 92 days. Norwegian mountaineer details how team tried to save dying porter’s ...
Deaths on K2 (31 P) Deaths on Kangchenjunga (8 P) M. ... Pages in category "Mountaineering deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
The 1986 K2 disaster refers to a period from 6 August to 10 August 1986, when five mountaineers died on the eight-thousander K2, in the Karakoram during a severe storm. Eight other climbers were killed in the weeks preceding, bringing the total number of deaths that climbing season to 13.