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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.
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
This is a list of ski descents of eight-thousanders (which are the 14 highest peaks in the world that are over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) in elevation). [1] Such feats are part of the sport of ski mountaineering, and also related to the sport of extreme skiing. The first descents can be traced to the 1970s.
All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking ...
American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board both aircraft died. Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A ...
Life on Earth would be so dull without animals. Lucky for us, there are more than 8 million different species of them on the planet, many of which we might never encounter in our lifetime. From ...