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K2 Fatalities
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No. |
Name |
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S |
Nationality |
Date |
Exp. |
Route |
Location |
Cause |
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1 |
Dudley Wolfe |
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American |
Jul 30, 1939 |
American |
SE ridge |
Camp VII , 7550 m |
probably altitude-sickness,exhaustion |
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2 |
Pasang Kikuli |
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Nepalese Sherpa |
Jul 31, 1939 |
American |
SE ridge |
between Camp VI and VII |
disappeared |
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3 |
Pasang Kitar |
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Nepalese Sherpa |
Jul 31, 1939 |
American |
SE ridge |
between Camp VI and VII |
disappeared |
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4 |
Pintso |
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Nepalese Sherpa |
Jul 31, 1939 |
American |
SE ridge |
between Camp VI and VII |
disappeared |
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5 |
Arthur Gilkey |
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American |
Aug 10, 1953 |
American |
SE ridge |
near Camp VII (7450 m) |
avalanche |
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6 |
Mario Puchoz |
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Italian |
Jun 21, 1954 |
Italian |
SE ridge |
Camp II (5900 m) |
pneumonia |
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7 |
Nicholas J. Estcourt |
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British |
Jun 12, 1978 |
British |
W ridge |
near Camp II |
avalanche |
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8 |
Ali, Son of Kazim |
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Pakistani |
Jun 9, 1979 |
International |
SE ridge |
Savoia glacier |
fall into crevasse |
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9 |
Laskhar Khan |
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Pakistani |
Aug 19, 1979 |
French |
SSW ridge |
between Camp III and IV |
stroke |
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10 |
Halina Krüger-Syrokomska |
|
f |
Polish |
Jul 30, 1982 |
Polish |
SE ridge |
Camp II (6700 m) |
stroke |
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11 |
Yukihiro Yanagisawa |
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Japanese |
Aug 15, 1982 |
Japanese |
N ridge |
during descent |
fall |
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12 |
Daniel Lacroix |
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French |
Jul 7, 1985 |
French |
SE ridge |
during descent |
disappeared |
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13 |
Alan Pennington |
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American |
Jun 21, 1986 |
American |
SSW ridge |
at about 6000 m |
avalanche |
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14 |
John Smolich |
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American |
Jun 21, 1986 |
American |
SSW ridge |
at about 6000 m |
avalanche |
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15 |
Liliane Barrard |
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f |
French |
Jun 24, 1986 |
French |
SE ridge |
during descent |
fall |
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16 |
Maurice Barrard |
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French |
Jun 24, 1986 |
French |
SE ridge |
during descent |
disappeared |
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17 |
Tadeusz Piotrowski |
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Polish |
Jul 10, 1986 |
International |
S face |
during descent |
fall |
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18 |
Renato Casarotto |
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Italian |
Jul 16, 1986 |
Italian/Spanish Basque |
SSW ridge |
at about 5100 m |
fall into crevasse |
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19 |
Wojciech Wróź |
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Polish |
Aug 3, 1986 |
Polish |
SSW ridge |
during descent |
fall |
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20 |
Mohammad Ali |
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Pakistani |
Aug 4, 1986 |
South Korean |
SE ridge |
near Camp I |
hit by rockfall |
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21 |
Julie Tullis |
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f |
British |
Aug 7, 1986 |
International |
SE ridge |
Camp IV (8000 m) |
probably altitude-sickness,exhaustion |
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22 |
Alan Rouse |
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British |
Aug 10, 1986 |
British |
SE ridge |
Camp IV (8000 m) |
probably altitude-sickness,exhaustion |
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23 |
Alfred Imitzer |
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Austrian |
Aug 10, 1986 |
Austrian |
SE ridge |
below Camp IV |
probably altitude-sickness,exhaustion |
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24 |
Hannes Wieser |
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Austrian |
Aug 10, 1986 |
Austrian |
SE ridge |
below Camp IV |
probably altitude-sickness,exhaustion |
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25 |
Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf |
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f |
Polish |
Aug 10, 1986 |
Polish |
SE ridge |
between Camp II and III |
unknown |
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26 |
Akira Suzuki |
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Japanese |
Aug 24, 1987 |
Japanese/Pakistani |
SE ridge |
about 8200 m |
fall |
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27 |
Hans Bärnthaler |
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Austrian |
Jul 28, 1989 |
Austrian |
E face |
nearby peak |
windslab avalanche |
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28 |
Adrián Benítez |
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