Shocking figures from 2021 show that almost one in six ascents of K2 tragically end in death - but that does not appear to be putting off rich Westerners.
The ‘savage’ K2 has claimed at least 77 lives so far
National
The K2 mountain.
LAHORE: Yet another aerial reconnaissance launched by two Pakistan Army helicopters at an altitude of 7,800 metres late Sunday evening, atop the world s second-highest mountain, K2, to locate the three missing climbers Pakistan s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and MP Mohr from Chile was finally suspended as hopes to find the ill-fated mountaineers had diminished.
The three climbers had gone missing while attempting to summit K2, nicknamed the “Savage Mountain,” which has a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), and is part of the Karakoram Range, not far from the Himalayas.