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Northern vantage of K2. K2 is the world's second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft) above sea level.It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
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.
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.
K2 is the world’s second-highest peak and the porter is said to have fallen at its most dangerous part. Pakistan investigates K2 death after claims ‘dozens’ of climbers walked past dying ...
Tsewang Paljor (1968–1996) India, died on Everest in 1996 Mount Everest disaster; Ines Papert (born 1974) German ice climber, apinist and author; Marie Paradis (1757–1827) France, first female ascent Mont Blanc (1809) Young-seok Park (1963–2011) South Korea, first true Explorers Grand Slam (2005), died on Annapurna
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Gerard McDonnell (20 January 1971 – 2 August 2008), mountaineer and engineer, was the first Irishman to reach the summit of K2, [1] the second-highest mountain on Earth, in August 2008. He died along with 10 other mountaineers following an avalanche on the descent, [2] in the deadliest accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. [3] [4]
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