Scottish climbers worried about being killed in K2 avalanche

• Scottish climbers may be killed in the avalanche of K2 after trying a new route to the summit.
• 68-year-old Rick Allen suffered an avalanche on the southeast side of the mountain.
• He tried a new route on K2 to raise funds for the development of charities.

Skardu: A Scottish climber may be killed in an avalanche in K2 after trying a new route to the summit. news on Monday.

68-year-old Rick Allen suffered an avalanche on the southeast side of the mountain. He tried a new route on K2 to raise funds for the development of charities. The death of the mountaineer was announced by the charity partner Relief and Development Organization.

The charity said in a Facebook post: “It is very sad to announce that a member of the British Partnership Relief and Development Committee and a good friend, Rick Allen, died while trying a new route on the most important K2 in the world. The second peak.

“All members of the board express their condolences to Rick’s family. As soon as we have more news, and when we have time to consider how we can best thank Rick for his contribution to our work and his legacy, it will be released. A more complete statement,” it read.

The British Foreign Office stated that it was aware of reports that a British citizen died while climbing K2.

According to reports, Allen’s two climbing partners, Jordi Tosas from Spain and Stephan Keck from Austria, were rescued without serious injuries.

Allen was previously presumed to have fallen from an ice cliff while climbing the summit of Broad Peak in Pakistan alone in 2018. However, his backpack was eventually found by a chef in the mountain base camp, and then a drone was used to locate him and guide rescuers to his location.

K2 is 8,611m (28,251 feet) above sea level, the second highest in the world. It is also considered to be one of the most challenging and dangerous limbs.