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Last Climber Rescued Following K2 Disaster

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PlusLast Climber Rescued Following K2 DisasterLast Climber Rescued Following K2 DisasterThe Associated PressThe frostbitten last survivor of the mountaineering disaster that killed 11 people on the world's second-highest peak was plucked off K2 on Wednesday and taken to a military hospital, a Pakistani army spokesman said. (Aug. 6)A helicopter carries the last survivor of a doomed mission to climb one of the world's most challenging mountains. Italian Marco Confortola was rescued from K-2, nearly five days after an avalanche swept some climbers away and stranded others. (SOT: MAJOR FAROOQ FEROZ, PAKISTAN ARMY SPOKESMAN) "WELL, TODAY PAKISTANI ARMY AVIATION PILOTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR RESCUE MISSION AND RESCUED 13 KOREAN MEMBERS AND TWO ITALIAN CLIMBERS FROM K2 AREA. 11 climbers died on the world's second-highest peak-the deadliest incident since seven climbers were killed in 1995. As many as 30 mountaineers began the ascent last Friday. (SOT: CAS VAN DE GEVEL (OFF-SCREEN) ON KOREAN AND ITALIAN CLIMBER) "ON THE WAY DOWN, TWO KOREANS WERE HIT BY ICE, WITH MARCO (THE ITALIAN) STILL SAFE." Confortola says the expedition was plagued by inexperience and poor equipment. He says some ropes and spikes easily broke. He told a scientific research group of feeling helpless when he and others made a futile attempt to rescue the three Koreans dangling from a rope. Another survivor blamed mistakes in preparation for the deaths.(NATS IN DUTCH)He also says bad luck and bad weather led to some people not making it down off the mountain.The 37-year-old Confortola is suffering from frostbite. He says he spent a very hard seven days on K-2. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
Author: AssociatedPress

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mamavanhinten (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
that is a load of crap you are telling here....k2 is the second highest but the most difficult mountain on earth
loosedogg01 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
that was thrown out the window.
davidshaz20000 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I donot know why they call it second highest peak as it was measured in winter time to surpass Everest!!!
InSaneTK (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
This guy cannot blame anyone other then himself. K2 is the second most dangerous mountain in the world, next to Annapurna. statistically 1 out of 4 climbers die on K2. He's lucky to be alive. Mostly rescue missions are not sent cause it almost guarantees certain death if things go wrong. You can find frozen human body parts, remaining at the base of the mountain taken down by the wind. The last distance to climb at K2 is known as the Death Zone, if you stay there you die, no exceptions... :P
bluesfun (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
1:12 ... omg!
anilamajeed (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Yeah pakistan is a very very beautiful country K2 naanga Barbat then Rakaposhi malka barbat such a beautiful mountains and lot of lakes and valleys...i m love in it
bernhardfranz (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
biwolfi:in kendo training there is a point at which pain becomes inbearable - then it disappears people call this satori you must climb in satori or not climb on such mountain you will feel I will have mercy on my pain and not hurry - but this feeling will kill you in the mountain sif you have bad luck and follow it if you go climb go like a samurai going to the combat filed fight to the last and expect death as a possibility if you want to stroll , use only save areas
BiWolfy101 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Nope. U got me interested in ur post so i looked it up. heres the reason K2 isbefore both of the mountains u have discribed. first off K2 is 2nd highest in the world and Nanga Is 9th and is secound hardest after K2 plus as had 263 ascents were haw K2 has had i believe 249. and Annapurna is 10th highest. Y yes is true iit has a greater death rate. this is because the mountaini is more dangerous. BUT there is a diference between danger and difficultly.
BiWolfy101 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
So wait are u saying to not clib slowly? and to not have mercy on yoirself? because that would be a stupid thing to do!
bernhardfranz (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I posted another but did not see it here. NOMASTE.SAYONARA.GOOD BYE. Now I say hi to the 50 % of the people I lived with for 4 weeks in Namche that are still alive.Hope you will have more mind than a tiger. Understand when we trained I wanted to show you . Hiking or climbing is like two samurai any mistake is deathAnd you must run where other hike look at Messner.Run like a hunting tiger.I always take amphetamin from my doctor that doubles your power. Did they leave charming wifes behind ?

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