You reminded me of the "Black Summer" of 1986 on K2, but I'm trying to find a decent article on it. IIRC at least two dozen climbers were killed during the period.
The story of Alison Hargreaves' life and death is especially chilling. She was blown off the peak by a hurricane force wind in 1995.
Her body has never been found, but her fellow climbers mentioned seeing her jacket, harness and boots in the snow. This reminds me of a certain aspect of plane crash investigations. When a plane explodes at high altitude and the occupants are thrown out, the force exerted by the atmosphere due to falling can be sufficient to rip off clothes, so sometimes the victims bodies can be found on the ground naked.
The story of Alison Hargreaves' life and death is especially chilling. She was blown off the peak by a hurricane force wind in 1995.
Her body has never been found, but her fellow climbers mentioned seeing her jacket, harness and boots in the snow. This reminds me of a certain aspect of plane crash investigations. When a plane explodes at high altitude and the occupants are thrown out, the force exerted by the atmosphere due to falling can be sufficient to rip off clothes, so sometimes the victims bodies can be found on the ground naked.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/k2-the-final-hours-1597003...