1995 K2 disaster
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1995-k2-disaster-284-3585487
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1995 K2 disaster
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The 1995 K2 disaster was a mountaineering disaster on K2 in Pakistan, the world's second highest mountain. Six people are reported to have died on August 13, 1995, on K2, largely related to bad weather, especially reported high winds. Scott Fischer was climbing Broad Peak at the time, and suggested that a contributing factor was combination of brutal cold and 160-kilometre-per-hour-plus (100 mph) winds. An American team had gained a permit to climb 8,611-metre (28,251 ft) K2 in the summer of 199
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Mountaineering expedition disaster on K2 in Pakistan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_K2_disaster
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2024-04-13T07:51:28Z
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