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.
Foreign climber missing after avalanche on K2
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Sources say the climber disappeared in an avalanche
K2 is set amongst some of the most breathtaking landscapes the world has to offer and some of the most dangerous
SKARDU: A foreign mountaineer has been presumed killed in an avalanche as Pakistani and foreign climbers aim for the K2 summit today.
K2 is the second highest peak in the globe and one of the most dangerous.
Sources say the climber disappeared into an avalanche after the team s rope broke when they were on their way back from camp three.
More details of the accident were not yet available.
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In winter, K2 surface becomes slick ice
Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who was part of the team to successfully complete a winter attempt on the summit of K2 for the first time, was humbled by the warm welcome the team received upon arrival in Skardu and Islamabad.
Taking to Twitter, Purja said the climbers were overjoyed with emotions and our hearts are full of gratitude and thanked Pakistani family for making us feel at home .
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