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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.
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 ...
[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]
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.
Szilárd Suhajda (June 29, 1982 – disappeared May 25–26, 2023) was a Hungarian mountaineer known for his ascents of eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen. . During his climbing career, he successfully summited Broad Peak, K2 (solo), and Lhotse, and was lost during a solo climb on Mount E
The 1995 K2 disaster was a mountaineering disaster on K2 in Pakistan, the world's second highest mountain. Six people are reported to have died on August 13, 1995, on K2, largely related to bad weather, especially reported high winds. [ 1 ]
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Allen died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit in July 2021. [9] [13] At the time of his death, he was climbing to raise funds for the charity Partners UK. [14] He was buried at the base of K2, in accordance with his family's wishes. [15] Allen was noted as a careful and safe climber.