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.
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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.