What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.88° N, 76.51° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2008 K2 disaster.
Summary
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions die on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
2008 K2 disaster
Mountaineering expedition disaster on K2 in Pakistan
The 2008 K2 disaster occurred on 1 August 2008, when 11 mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth. Three others were seriously injured. The series of deaths, over the course of the Friday ascent and Saturday descent, was the worst single episode in the history of K2 mountaineering.
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