Nine Climbers Feared Dead on K-2

I was not even sure what K-2 was until I read that it was the world's second highest mountain and is located in Pakistan. There was a terrible avalanche that cut the ropes of at least nine climbers. These ropes were used to cross a treacherous wall of ice. They are feared to be dead. There are several other climbers missing too so they have started a desperate rescue effort on the peak. There were eight different groups who scaled K-2's summit on Friday, making a total of 22 people, mostly foreigners. As they were coming down, the avalanche carried away ropes fixed l,148 feet below the peak. Thus sweeping some climbers to their deaths and stranding others at a height where they would likely die of exposure. This is a terrible disaster.