K2 Rescue Update: 3:46 am Eastern Time

EverestNews has just posted a small update on the rescue attempts currently taking place.  A portion of it reads as follows:

Things are real bad on K2. The Koreans, we are told, are sending their Sherpas up to try to rescue climbers. What remains of the Dutch teams at camp 4 is expected to go up with a couple of others. If the fixed ropes are really gone, then ….

At least one climber “hopes” that the fixed ropes are not gone and that those coming down just missed the point…. Who knows at this point.

One unconfirmed report states as many as 7 climbers could be seen up high…

It is also being reported that a high altitude porter may have died earlier in the night.  This is an unconfirmed report, as I am having a hard time finding information on this news.  If it is confirmed, that would be the second death on K2 in the last 24 hours.

Once again, I am hearing that there are anywhere from 7 to 12 climbers currently trapped above K2’s bottleneck, and below the summit.  An ice serac has supposedly collapsed and severed the lines being used for safety by these climbers.  At this time it is much to dangerous for these climbers to descend without the use of ropes, but if climbers can’t get to the area in a resonable amount of time, the climbers may have to take the risk or die.  These climbers are trapped above 8,000 meters, which is refered to as the death zone.  In that altitude your body begins to break down and eat itself of energy.

To get a better look of where the climbers are currently at, be sure to check out my previous post when this news first broke.  I will have more info as it breaks.  Please check back.

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