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2008 K2 disaster

attempt on K2 in which 11 people died
Event Climbing Disaster Q2600471

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
climbing disaster
Country
Pakistan[2]
Location
K2[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 35.883°, 76.513°
Different from
K2 disaster[7]
Number of deaths
+11[6]
Point in time
August 1, 2008[4]
Statement is subject of
The Summit[5]
Victim(s)
Rolf Bae, Meherban Karim, Ger McDonnell[8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en 2008 K2 disaster ar كارثة جبل كيه 2 (2008) cs Tragédie na K2 de K2-Tragödie 2008 es Desastre en el K2 fa فاجعه ۲۰۰۸ کی۲ fr désastre du K2 (2008) it Disastro del K2 pl Katastrofa na K2 pl katastrofa na K2, 2008 pl katastrofa na K2 w 2008 r. ru Трагедия на Чогори (2008) uk Катастрофа на К2 (2008) zh 2008年喬戈里峰事故
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🔗 Connections
Country 1
Pakistan
Location 1
K2
Victim(s) 1
Meherban Karim
← Significant event 1
K2
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Summary

2008 K2 disaster is a climbing disaster[1].

Related Entities

K2 Pakistan

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . lexpress.fr. Retrieved . lexpress.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths → 11
    Location → K2
    Country → Pakistan
    Statement is subject of → The Summit
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Different from: K2 disaster"
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