Dutch Survivor of K2 Avalanche Describes Ordeal
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Blinded by the glare off the snow and ice, attempting a perilous descent down K2 to save his life, the Dutch mountaineer came upon three Korean climbers.
One sat dazed in the snow. Another held a rope. The third was suspended at the other end, hanging upside down.
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