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A 'shining star' of Australian mountaineering has died in a tragic accident while climbing the world's second-highest mountain.
The body of Matthew Eakin has been found on K2, known as the Savage Mountain, in the Himalayas after he went missing on day 42 of a notoriously difficult climb a week ago.
Bodies of missing Canadian, Australian climbers found on K2
As we wrote three days ago, Canadian climber Richard Cartier went missing on K2 between Camp 2 and Camp 1. Today, The Himalayan Times reported that a second climber in that three-man group, Matthew Eakin of Australia, also went missing that day.
Until last night, there had been no news about Eakin’s fate. On July 21, Justin Dube-Fahmy posted on Facebook that he and his climbing partners, Cartier and Eakin, were about to head back down to Base Camp. The three had just spent two days acclimatizing on K2 and had reached Lower Camp 4 at 7,600m.
Dube-Fahmy added that after 16 hours of climbing, the three were tired after the two long days at altitude.
Something unspecified happened during their descent, but we only knew about Cartier. It turns out that Eakin also went missing between Camp 1 and 2.
The Himalayan Times has also reported that searchers spotted the two deceased mountaineers today, just below Camp 1. It seems that the body of Cartier was found at Japanese Camp 1, while Eakin’s remains were at Advanced Base Camp.
Two Missing Climbers Found Dead on K2
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