Three climbers have gone missing attempting to summit the world's second-highest mountain, K2, their expedition manager and the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Saturday.
Bulgarian climber dies on K2 expedition
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Islamabad (AFP)
A Bulgarian mountaineer fell to his death during an expedition on Pakistan s K2, his team said Friday, the second person to die on the world s second highest mountain in weeks.
Seven Summit Treks a trekking company leading the expedition said Atanas Skatov, 42, fell as he was changing ropes during his descent to basecamp. [It] seems some errors occurred and he fell down. We had fixed the mountain with new ropes which were not broken, Seven Summit Treks said in a statement.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan also confirmed the incident, saying his body was later recovered and flown by a Pakistani military helicopter to the nearby city of Skardu.
Mountaineer falls to his death while descending K2
Updated / Friday, 5 Feb 2021
15:57
K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world
A Bulgarian mountaineer fell to his death during an expedition on Pakistan s K2, his team revealed today. He is the second person to die on the world s second highest mountain in weeks.
Seven Summit Treks - a trekking company leading the expedition - said Atanas Skatov, 42, fell as he was changing ropes during his descent to basecamp. [It] seems some errors occurred and he fell down. We had fixed the mountain with new ropes which were not broken, Seven Summit Treks said in a statement.
Bulgarian climber dies during expedition on Pakistan s K2
Atanas Skatov’s body flown by a Pakistani military helicopter to the nearby city of Skardu
AFP
February 05, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
A Bulgarian mountaineer fell to his death during an expedition on Pakistan s K2, his team said Friday, the second person to die on the world s second highest mountain in weeks.
Seven Summit Treks a trekking company leading the expedition said Atanas Skatov, 42, fell as he was changing ropes during his descent to basecamp. [It] seems some errors occurred and he fell down. We had fixed the mountain with new ropes which were not broken, Seven Summit Treks said in a statement.