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Mt Everest: They climb it because it’s there but some never return
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K2, 8,611 m (28,251 feet)
K2 (also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen) is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying.
It is more hazardous to reach K2 from the Chinese side; thus, it is mostly climbed from the Pakistani side. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2
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K2: location — Kids Encyclopedia | Children’s Homework Help …kids.britannica.com – 363 × 363
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This is a most interesting article: Chris Warner and the fatal attraction of K2, the Savage Mountain
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Chris Warner and the fatal attraction of K2, the Savage Mountain …www.theaustralian.com.au –
Chris Warner and the fatal attraction of K2, the Savage Mountain
- The Australian
- October 12, 2013
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news.com.au
NZ climbers killed in avalanche on K2
A FAMILY member has confirmed the deaths of New Zealand father and son mountaineers Marty and Denali Schmidt, believed to have been swept away on the world’s second tallest mountain, K2.
The pair, aged 52 and 25, went missing on Friday while attempting to scale the 8611-metre peak in Pakistan.
Marty Schmidt’s daughter, Sequoia Di Angelo, who lives in the US, confirmed that her family members had perished.
“It is with great sorrow that I confirm the tragic death of my brother and father, Denali and Marty Schmidt. May their spirits rest at K2. RIP,” she tweeted.
Two Sherpas discovered the Schmidts’ campsite, 7400m up the mountain, wiped out by an avalanche, after severe snow conditions on Friday forced six other climbing teams back to the mountain’s base camp.
Marty Schmidt was one of New Zealand’s most successful climbers and spent his life climbing the world’s highest peaks, often without oxygen.
Reports from K2’s base camp said the pair were “almost certainly” hit by the avalanche on Friday night as they slept in their tent.
Manzoor Hussain, chief of the Alpine Club of Pakistan which co-ordinated the expedition, says he believes the Schmidts overestimated themselves.
“When everybody else was trying to descend and call it a day because of the avalanches they should have also descended to base camp,” he told Radio New Zealand.
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ABC
New Zealand mountain climbers Martin and Denali Schmidt believed killed in avalanche on Pakistan’s K2
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Fox News.com
Three South Korean climbers found dead in Japan Alps
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Graphic map showing Japan’s Mount Hinokio, where three South Korean climbers have been found dead. (AFP Graphic)
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Three South Korean climbers who went missing during a mountaineering trip in Japan have been found dead, a report said Tuesday.
The trio were among nine people who disappeared near the 2,728-metre (8,950-foot) Mount Hinokio in central Japan on Monday, according to Japanese media.
The male victims were found on mountain paths, the reports said, but few other details were immediately available. It was unclear if torrential rains that lashed Japan over the weekend played a role.
…Four of the nine who disappeared have since been found unharmed, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, while two others remain missing.
Five climbers — including the three deceased and two still missing — belonged to a South Korean mountaineering club but were individually taking part in a group tour with a total of 20 men and women aged 48 to 78, Yonhap said.
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The Sundaily
Three South Korean climbers found dead in Japan Alps
TOKYO (July 30, 2013): Three South Koreans died during a mountaineering trip in Japan, police said Tuesday, adding that rescuers have been unable to retrieve a fourth climber due to poor weather conditions.
The trio were among nine people who disappeared near the 2,728-metre (8,950-foot) Mount Hinokio in central Japan on Monday.
“We confirmed the deaths of the three, and found the last one who was still missing unconscious,” said a local police officer in central Nagano prefecture.
“Unfortunately rescuers won’t be able to fly a helicopter to reach the last victim due to the weather conditions.”
There were no further details on the condition of the fourth climber.
The three male victims were found on mountain paths but the circumstances surrounding their deaths were not immediately clear.
Three South Korean climbers found dead in Japan Alp
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