Working for the canine unit of the RUC and taking part in a biathlon for dog handlers was the start of Hanna’s obsession with fitness and endurance challenges
K2 has the highest fatality rate, with one in four climbers losing their lives.
Speaking from base camp on Saturday afternoon, Noel said: The climb is over. There will be no summit. One Bulgarian climber fell to his death on Friday just in front of me and three are still missing - one from our team and two from another. But some of us are now back safely at base camp. The weather got so cold. It s known as a Savage/Killer mountain in the climbing world.
Last month a team of 10 Nepali climbers set a new world record by becoming the first to reach the summit of K2 in winter.