Ropes cut by ice at 8,000 metres, no oxygen: How deadliest day on K2 killed 11

India Today · Shounak Sanyal · 2026-08-07 02:30 UTC

K2039s deadliest disaster unfolded on August 1 2008 when a summit push by 30 climbers from across the world turned into a fight for survival The recent Broad Peak avalanche that killed celebrated British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has renewed focus on the perilous Karakoram range Here039s how the ill-fated expedition unfolded 18 years ago

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