K2 Could Be Worst Mountainering Disaster In Himalayan History, Spanish Reports: “An Avalanche In The Top of K-2 (8,611 meters) Claimed On Friday The Lives of Eleven Climbers–Three Koreans, Two Pakistanis, Two Nepalese, One Serb, One Dutch and One Norwegian — While Six Others Are Still Missing.”

This quote is coming from the Spanish news site Gara.com and represents some of our worst fears.  The tragedy on K2 could be one of the world’s deadliest mountaineering disasters ever, even surpasing the tragic 1996 disaster on Mt. Everest.

I am having a very hard time confirming these foreign reports, however.  EverestNews and ExplorersWeb are both staying quiet until climbers reach the area and can investigate, but these reports are pretty wide-spread in the foreign press.

Some climbers are talking to their country’s press about this tragedy and most agree that at least 6 people have died, while at least 11 others are missing, and there are more that are in severe danger of dying from injuries suffered after an ice serec dislodged and caused an avalanche.

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