K2 has often flashed its savage side. One of the most famous disasters came in the summer of 1995. We examine the 1995 K2 disaster in part two of a series.

The tragedy happened 24 years after Kate and Tom’s mum Alison Hargreaves died while descending K2. Alison, who was 33, died months after becoming the first woman to conquer Everest unaided.

THE exultant climbers – three Sherpas and a Chinese – were descending the mountain after standing atop the world’s second highest peak, K2, when one of the Sherpas lost his footing on the ...

clear sky over K2. The two climbers looked at the upper section of the mountain, hoping to see the six summit group climbers descending. But their eyes were affected by the storm, and they could ...