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K2 is regarded as a significantly more difficult and dangerous climb than Mount Everest. By August 13, 1995, the remnants of the U.S. team and Alison Hargreaves had joined forces with a New Zealand and Canadian team at Camp 4, around 7,600 metres (24,900 ft) above sea level, and at least 12 hours from the summit.
Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) [1] is an American actor. On television, he has played David Puddy on Seinfeld, [3] the title character on The Tick, Jeb Denton on Less than Perfect, Jeff Bingham on Rules of Engagement and Lemony Snicket on A Series of Unfortunate Events. [4]
While its summit is at a lower altitude than the summit of Mount Everest, it is considered a much harder mountain to climb due to its steep faces and extreme weather. 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, and 96 had died ...
K2 disaster can refer to one of several mountaineering incidents on the mountain K2: the 1986 K2 disaster; the 1995 K2 disaster; the 2008 K2 disaster;
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Bruce Lindsay Grant (1963–1995) was an alpine skier from New Zealand. In the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Grant came 31st in the downhill event. [1] His sister Christine Grant competed at the same Olympics, also in alpine skiing. On 13 August 1995, Grant died during a violent storm while descending from the summit of K2 in Pakistan.
A documentary released in 2013 by Nick Ryan, entitled The Summit, highlighted McDonnell's death and the overarching disaster that he was involved in. [11] A book with the same title, The Summit: How Triumph Turned to Tragedy on K2's Deadliest Days was written and released by Sherpa guide Pemba Gyalje and fellow mountaineer Pat Falvey. [17]
David Puddy, recurring character on Seinfeld (1995–1998) Puddy the Pup , character in Terrytoons short films (1935–1942) Puddy Tat, nickname for Sylvester the Cat by Tweety Bird in Looney Tunes cartoons