Why The First Death Of 2025 On K2 is Almost UNBELIEVABLE

Why The First Death Of 2025 On K2 is Almost UNBELIEVABLE

August 12, 2025. Below K2’s Death Zone, the air feels almost normal. A narrow cone of light swings ahead, scree crunches under boots, and for the first time in thirty hours—relief. Guan Jing has already beaten the Bottleneck, danced down the Black Pyramid, and slipped beneath twenty-six thousand feet. This stretch from Camp 1 to Advanced Base Camp is the place climbers call safe. You might unclip for a few steps. You text home. You think about hot tea.

Far above, out of sight, something tiny shifts. A rock the size of a bowling ball decides it’s done staying put. Each bounce adds speed, each impact adds threat. By the time it crosses her path it’s moving like a car on a highway, through darkness, toward a headlamp. The official line is simple: severe head trauma, instant.

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