kiwi's killed on K2

[wayno]

http://climber.co.nz/news/tragedy-k2

[Giddy_up]

It's a *&%$#! tough mountain from what I've read and seen through other people's accounts of climbing there. Where they know to you wayno?


"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards"

[wayno]

no

[andrewbish]

Father and son. Both really experienced - the son was even named Denali. The mountains pay no regard to our experience or self-opinion. They just are.

[wildernesswanderer]

Doesn't look good for two on NZ's most experienced climbers, sad news

http://climber.co.nz/news/tragedy-k2

EDIT by moderator - duplicate topic merged here.

[Son of a Beach]

The guy I share an office with was climbing in NZ last year with the father who just died on K2. They'd shared (and survived) a helicopter crash on that occasion. Tragic for the families of those lost, and for the friends.

[GPSGuided]

ABC News Radio reported this this morning. They also commented that 20 climbers have died this season in Pakistan. RIP.

[wayno]

ABC News Radio reported this this morning. They also commented that 20 climbers have died this season in Pakistan. RIP.

that might include the dozen who were murdered by terrorist extremists

[stepbystep]

A couple of very experienced Polish climbers died on Broad Peak this year http://thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/141555,C ... Broad-Peak

[wayno]

article on Marty Schmidt

http://climber.co.nz/75/feature/marty-schmidt

[Giddy_up]

Macpac sponsored and had a very close affinity with these two climbers, here is their response to the loss of these two men.

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e6a ... c0e809336a


"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards"

[Giddy_up]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nationa ... 2s34d.html


"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards"