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Among the dead were three Koreans; two Nepalis; two Pakistani high altitude porters; French, Serbian, and Norwegian climbers; and an Irishman earlier listed as missing. Several died when an ice wall collapsed and tore away their fixed lines as descended having reached K2's summit on Friday. Others...

The Spanish News site Gara has reported that 11 climbers are dead and six missing. Details coming from K2 are very sketchy at this time. But this is what was reported. An avalanche in the top of K-2 (8,611 meters) claimed on Friday night (late in the Basque Country) the lives of eleven climbers-three...

This was reported on the Adventurist weblog. Many people in the Alpine community have their eyes set on K2 tonight where tragedy has struck two climbers and 12 others have become trapped while on their summit push. K2 is the second highest peak in the world and claimed to be the world’s toughest to summit...

The Scientific American begins its story about the high cost, in brain cells, of high altitude mountain climbing with this quote from a mountaineering chat room: “Three attributes of a good mountaineer are a high pain threshold, a bad memory, ....and I forget the third.” http://www.sciam.com/article...

Here is the official Discovery Channel press release.. The Official Discovery Channel Press Release SECOND SEASON OF EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT PREMIERES ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 – Companion Four-Part Series AFTER THE CLIMB , Hosted by Phil Keoghan, Features A Round-Table Discussion...