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Gerard McDonnell (20 January 1971 – 2 August 2008), mountaineer and engineer, was the first Irishman to reach the summit of K2, [1] the second-highest mountain on Earth, in August 2008. He died along with 10 other mountaineers following an avalanche on the descent, [ 2 ] in the deadliest accident in the history of K2 mountaineering .
The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster, directed by Nick Ryan.It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the K2 disaster, during which – on the way to and from the summit of one of the most dangerous mountains in the world [1] – 11 climbers died during a short time span.
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, with a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft).K2 is part of the Karakoram range, not far from the Himalayas, and is located on the border between the Pakistani Gilgit-Baltistan region, and China's Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. [6]
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Rolf Bae died on 1 August 2008, in a climbing accident while taking part in an international expedition on K2 mountain. [7] According to his wife, Cecilie, she saw her husband swept off the mountain during an ice fall accident.
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