Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen has died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit. The Aberdeen-born climber was climbing the world's second-highest mountain to raise money for the Partners Relief And Development charity.
But the 68-year-old was killed when he was caught in an avalanche on the mountain's south-east face. His two climbing partners, Jordi Tosas of Spain and Stephan Keck of Austria, were rescued without major injuries.
Mr Allen had previously been presumed dead in 2018 after falling from an ice cliff during a solo climb to the summit of Pakistan's Broad Peak that, at 8,047m, is the 12th highest mountain on Earth.
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