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The 2021 K2 disaster is a mountaineering accident that took the lives of three mountaineers.
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Date | 05 February, 2021 |
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Location | K2 |
Cause | Unknown, possibly by fall |
Deaths | 3 |
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The 2021 K2 disaster refers to a mountaineering accident that occurred on February 5, 2021, on K2. During this incident, three mountaineers disappeared while attempting to scale K2 without supplementary oxygen during the harsh winter conditions. They were announced dead after weeks of search and rescue efforts.[1]
The group consisted of four seasoned mountaineers: Ali Sadpara, a mountaineering veteran; his 21-year-old son, Sajid Sadpara; an Icelandic mountaineer, John Snorri Sigurjónsson; and a Chilean climber, Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto.
All except Sajid Sadpara perished during the expedition.