9 Climbers Feared Dead In K-2 Avalanche

(AP)  A Pakistani tour operator says nine climbers are feared to have died in an avalanche after scaling the world's second-highest mountain, K-2.

Nazir Sabir says 22 climbers, mostly foreigners, reached K-2's summit Saturday but an ice avalanche struck them during their descent.

He says nine of the mountaineers are feared to have died and three others are missing. His Alpine Club of Pakistan organized a Serbian expedition on the mountain.

Sabir says a Serbian climber is among the nine feared dead.

K-2 is 28,250 feet tall, about 785 feet shorter than the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. But climbers generally regard K-2 as a more difficult peak to conquer.

I was above the botleneck which is a very treacerous part. The microclimate of K2 makes it impossible to forsee what odds we have.
Many people think this is dangerous but living in Mexico subject to robberies, kidnappings and being murder by drug lords just by mistake makes climbing quite a safe experience.
Surviving unemployement,drug trafficking and rampant insecurity in Mexico beats by all means climbing K2.

[vranger]

I apologize for the multiple posts. The CBS site froze for a few minutes, and I did not know it was taking the submit click.

[vranger]

Wardog, you are just plain sick. These people were engaged in a hobby they enjoyed. You can''t exactly ''show off'' from the slopes of Everest, K2, or most other mountains. What they do is technical, hard work. Several people died. They had families. But in your hard case little world they are ''show offs''.

If one of your family members had been in that group, maybe you could get over your envy of people who actually get out and live their lives, and feel a bit of compassion for those who lost their lives and the families who must now mourn.

[vranger]

Wardog, you are just plain sick. These people were engaged in a hobby they enjoyed. You can''t exactly ''show off'' from the slopes of Everest, K2, or most other mountains. What they do is technical, hard work. Several people died. They had families. But in your hard case little world they are ''show offs''.

If one of your family members had been in that group, maybe you could get over your envy of people who actually get out and live their lives, and feel a bit of compassion for those who lost their lives and the families who must now mourn.

[vranger]

Wardog, you are just plain sick. These people were engaged in a hobby they enjoyed. You can''t exactly ''show off'' from the slopes of Everest, K2, or most other mountains. What they do is technical, hard work. Several people died. They had families. But in your hard case little world they are ''show offs''.

If one of your family members had been in that group, maybe you could get over your envy of people who actually get out and live their lives, and feel a bit of compassion for those who lost their lives and the families who must now mourn.

[vranger]

Wardog, you are just plain sick. These people were engaged in a hobby they enjoyed. You can''t exactly ''show off'' from the slopes of Everest, K2, or most other mountains. What they do is technical, hard work. Several people died. They had families. But in your hard case little world they are ''show offs''.

If one of your family members had been in that group, maybe you could get over your envy of people who actually get out and live their lives, and feel a bit of compassion for those who lost their lives and the families who must now mourn.

[vranger]

Wardog, you are just plain sick. These people were engaged in a hobby they enjoyed. You can''t exactly ''show off'' from the slopes of Everest, K2, or most other mountains. What they do is technical, hard work. Several people died. They had families. But in your hard case little world they are ''show offs''.

If one of your family members had been in that group, maybe you could get over your envy of people who actually get out and live their lives, and feel a bit of compassion for those who lost their lives and the families who must now mourn.

[nothappyatall]

Why ''feared dead''? fearing it isn''t going to change the fact they are dead

[winnerindia]

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.climbers.ap/index.html

[winnerindia]

Good news from the CNN website. I believe they will also rescue others!

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.climbers.ap/index.html