In August 1981, a Japanese and Pakistani team faced the little explored west side of the K2. Near the summit, three men were trapped at about 8,500 meters and needed to dig a cave in the snow. The next morning, two of them would complete one of the most impressive stories of the K2 without additional oxygen. As an attempt to... The post The mountaineer who spent the night in a snow cave at 8,500 meters and reached the top of the K2 without oxyge…
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In August 1981, a Japanese and Pakistani team faced the little explored west side of the K2. Near the summit, three men were trapped at about 8,500 meters and needed to dig a cave in the snow. The next morning, two of them would complete one of the most impressive stories of the K2 without additional oxygen. As an attempt to... The post The mountaineer who spent the night in a snow cave at 8,500 meters and reached the top of the K2 without oxyge…