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A Dangerous Queue Formed on K2 as 145 Climbers Summit in One Dayโ€”That’s Double the Average Number of Summits for an Entire Year

K2 Traffic Jam

A scary scene emerged out of Pakistan just a few weeks ago as climbers documented a massive queue on the second-highest mountain on Earth. On July 22, a significant traffic jam occurred on K2 Moutain as a whopping 145 climbers summited the peak in just one day. A new recordโ€”that’s double how many usually summit in a season! It also […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 8, 2022
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First American Woman Vanessa O’Brien Summits K2

Acclaimed mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien adds one more notch to the belt after becoming the first American woman to summit K2 on Friday, July 28th. ย She has alreadyย conquered the seven summits (and holds the record for the fastest female time), ascending the highest mountain on each continent, including Everest. But “K2 fascinates me because while it is not quite as high […]

Spencer Miller | August 1, 2017
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