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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day. New York: WW Norton. ISBN 978-039-334-5414. Viesturs, Ed; Roberts, David (2009). K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-3250-9. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16
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]
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, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). [5] 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; the 2021 K2 disaster This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 03:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
May 1 was the deadliest day yet in the United States’ COVID-19 epidemic, with a reported death toll of 2,909. On May 1 the country experienced its highest reported daily death toll yet: 2,909 ...
Due to the height of 8,200 m (26,900 ft), and the steepness of 50 to 60 degrees, this stretch is the most dangerous part of the route. [1] According to AdventureStats, 13 out of the last 14 fatalities on K2 have occurred at or near the Bottleneck.
Neon’s horror comedy “The Monkey” is seeing and doing a strong opening weekend, though it’ll take silver at the box office behind Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” still ...