Two Japanese climbers fall from Pakistan's K2

Does not sound good. RIP Japanese mountaineers. Hoping they find some way to retrieve their bodies.

Sad story but people need to respect these great mountains. Bullet climbing, prioritising speed by using less ropes (or even no ropes), people who couldn't be climbing in general.....

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Ban this stuff except for professionals with some kind of official permit.

People have been climbing mountains for many thousands of years. Impossible to ban people from climbing. These climbers were professionals. They died doing what they love.

wallace

Think how their families feel, especially their children. It’s selfish to do this in my opinion you see.

falseflagsteve

wallace

Think how their families feel, especially their children. It’s selfish to do this in my opinion you see.

You don't think they disgust the climb with their families and what to do if it was fatal. I suppose we could sit at home and do nothing. Climbing can never be banned. In Japan, millions climb mountains every year. Some are killed.

Think how their families feel, especially their children. It’s selfish to do this in my opinion you see.

Most families will miss the family member, yet be happy that they got to do what they loved.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Ban this stuff except for professionals with some kind of official permit.

Professionals like these who "had both won multiple Piolets d'Or awards -- described as "the Oscars of climbing" -- for their feats of sportsmanship?"

To climb K2, you pay a permit, peak fee, environmental fee, service fee, rescue bond and perhaps a royalty fee.

Hawk

Well, looks,like they have passed away doesn’t it. Didn’t do them any good, maybe ban for all then.

ffs

there are numerous dangerous sports. Mountain climbing is not in the top ten most dangerous. Would you ban them all?

RIP.

No one should be put at any risk trying to recover the bodies.

Pakistan needs to do something about overtourism on K2.

The amount of garbage left by tourists is sickening.

Perhaps a gate and some kind of fee will deter some climbers and save some lives.

K2 has a mortality rate of 23 deaths per 100 successful summits. So essentially there is a 1 in 5 chance of death when one attempts it. Far more dangerous than Everest.

Well, looks,like they have passed away doesn’t it. Didn’t do them any good, maybe ban for all then.

They are not measures to prevent deaths. They ensure that people who utilise the resources pay their share.

Perhaps a gate and some kind of fee will deter some climbers and save some lives.

A fee already exist and a gate? What a great idea, let's put a gate around a mountain.

K2 is the most difficult and dangerous mountain to climb..

Don't risk live..

When one falls from 7,500 m, “recovery” would be a more appropriate term.

Doing obvious risky sports for no reason outside pride will lead you to death in a certain way to no avail outside putting rescuers' life at risk.

I did do risky stuff in my life but never risking anyone else life (and no littering...).

John.

It didn't say they fell 7,500 meters.