Rescued climber tells of K2 ordeal

A frost-bitten Dutch climber today gave the first graphic account of the conditions on K-2 that led to one of mountaineering’s worst disasters.

Rescued climber tells of K2 ordeal

A frost-bitten Dutch climber today gave the first graphic account of the conditions on K-2 that led to one of mountaineering’s worst disasters.

Wilco Van Rooijen was one of two men plucked by helicopter from the world’s second-highest mountain after an avalanche and exposure left at least 11 others presumed dead.

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