(Image Credit: Lars NisaJes
In the new season, historian Natalia Mahalman Peterla sought life, love and death at the second underage peak of the earth.
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Korak, in the Mountain Range, crossing the border between Pakistan and China, is often called “savage mountain”. At the level of 8,611 meters and the snow is reaching the heavens like the pyramid, the 2 is the second long mountain in the world (just at the top of Everest) and the hardest to discuss. At risk, the second season of the BBC Extremely Podcast, host and historian Natalia Mahelin Peterla described the amazing story of the young Sicle Scag and Ralph Bay, who scored 2 K2 in 2008 – and found himself in a catastrophe from 11 Kohme We will lose their lives in two days.
Slog, the mountains, the mountains came soon. He was surrounded by rotating peaks and explains that even in childhood, he often found himself attracted to alpine heights all around him. Like many climbers, he also termed the rush of the scaling mountains as “addiction”.
The Karakoram Range is also known as the Mount Divine Throw of the Thunder (Credit: Getty Images)
“I am growing in Elison, a small town on the west coast of Norway, and there are mountains everywhere around this small town. It is really beautiful.” “This mountain, should have been given to him like a warning symbol: ‘It’s really addictive.’
While climbing the mountains all over the world, Scag also found love and married mountaineer Ralph Bay. After years of honoring their skills, the couple decided that their honeymoon would be a great opportunity to go to Asia and to try a scale of K2. His journey began with the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan, nearly nearly the landscape of the land was more than 7,900 meters. Beautiful, close scenes are a drawback, but it has a sensation of height, steep rocky and falling climbs.
The Koh -2 on the Koh -2 is included in the list of Porters’ guidance from Pakistan and Nepal (Credit: Lars Nesa)
“If you are going to compete with 2, you have to join the upper part of your game, which is why it is known as ‘Mount Mountain’, climbing into the circles,” says Peterlla. “” In this reputation, Skig and the BAE were well aware, as well as the possibility of facing the emergency of life or death.
“The most important thing may not be for a summit. The most important thing is to come back home,” said in the podcast.
An ugly start
Upon reaching the Krakuram range, Scag and BAE joined 30 candidates from remote countries like Serbia, Ireland, France, the Netherlands and South Korea, as well as a team of Nepalese and Pakistani porters. Acquisition He was experienced and aware of the situation, risks and the possibility of bad weather. The snowfall, rockfalls and unexpected blizzards were not heard – but there was another symbol of it: a monument at the beginning of the journey that is dedicated to those who tried to measure the K2 from their lives. The hands were washed.
Less than 200 people try to climb 2 of each year to join the ranks of more than 2,000 climbers who have upset it (Credit: Laus Nesa)
“When you arrive, you see a huge pile of gray, rocks of rocks, all of which are decorated on top of each other,” says Peteriella. The scales are adorned with pictures. “
The memorable mountaineer is not enough to stop, nor is the oxygen levels low and the cutting is cold temperature.
“What I experienced was: ‘Why am I here … am I in the right place?’ I questioned myself.
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It was never easy for fearless travelers to challenge themselves and face K2. Peterla has explained on the podcast that a cottage industry has been prepared and offers all the needs for those who will be among the few people who can say that they have summarized the mountain. However, this commercialization has also raised concerns about the safety of the climbers and sometimes the leasefare view, which is undoubtedly a very dangerous track.
“There is no rule book to climb the mountain. No International Association is telling you whether to climb or how. Pattersella says the top of 8,000 meters. Although all mountaineers are monitoring. Villa has no association, there is International climbing and climbing federation (Or UIAA), which “developed more than 25 types of protective equipment standards, including helmets, harms and [crampons]”.
Summit fever
Since this group faced some unexpected challenges – including a curious case of lost goods – Scag explained that the possibility of turning into his mind was in his mind, but he still rose Attracted to “[I thought] We should turn, because it’s crazy. But once again … we are looking for and we can see the summit there. “We’re very close,” says Slog.
“It is like a compulsion, an invisible force draws them to the mountain,” says Peterlla.
Lars Nesa and Cecily Squug wore full climbing gear in the upper part of 2 (Credit: Lars Nesa)
Which will later be known by its name 2 Disaster of 2008 – Seeing five people coming to the mountain after a similar tragedy in 1986 – a mass snowy snowfall poured the mountain rope lines, causing many people to mountain. Fall from a particular treacherous section known as “bottle mining”. In the incident, 11 climbers were killed, including BAE. Even the fortunate was dealing with frost -byte and other injuries to remove K2 from K2. Explaining the Petersella, the survivors “felt like a soldier who returned from the war.”
The names of the climbers were added to the temporary memorial at the base camp. Reports This incident is called “one of the worst tragedies in the Himalayan history.”
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Nevertheless, Scag continued the adventures – partially, she says, she shared with her husband to feel surprised. He registered friends to track around Greenland and later, he completed the invalid crossing of Antarctica. Even the Himalayas have returned, though its new approach has changed everything, even a summit fever.
“I didn’t realize being there. I felt that it was no longer mine.”
*This article has been adapted by the script by Natalia Mahalman Peterla and Lee Mayor.
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