A group of Americans attempted to climb K2 in 1953. It was very successful, but as the group were going to attempt the final attack to the top. The weather changed in a big way. A violent snowstorm let loose. Luckily they had resources to last them 10 days. They hoped that the bad weather would blow over, before their resources ran out. But it didn’t. Adding to their sadness, one of the members of the group developed a blood clot in one of his legs, leaving him unable to move. Also another member was experiencing a severe case of frost bite in his feet. It was now a fight for everybody’s lives, and going down would be the best idea. The horrendous weather turned out to be more difficult than was first thought.
During the first day of them trying to get down they had only travelled a few hundred yards from their previous position. As the usual procedure they were tied together in two separate teams. Suddenly one of the climbers fell, lost his footing and pulled everyone else with him. Eventually they all got back, but they could have died falling, they only survived because someone in the group had dug an ice axe and held tight hold of it. Nearly died, but survived.
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