Despite having his skull smashed by a falling rock on a 2006 K2 expedition, Irish climber Gerard McDonnell wanted to try to make the summit again. We all had conversations, are you sure you want to go for this again? recalls friend and climbing buddy Jeff Jessen. He said yeah, I’ve got to go back.McDonnell, 37, was one of 11 climbers killed by an Cartier replica watches avalanche on K2 on August 2. While reports about exactly what happened on the mountain vary, it seems that the avalanche tore off a serac, killing some of the climbers instantly.
The rest died of exposure, trapped atop a gully with the ropes torn away, reports the New York Times. As of today there was still one survivor, an Italian climber, waiting for rescue at base camp.Two years ago, McDonnell had his skull fractured by replica watch gift falling rock while ascending K2, leaving a golf ball dent in his head, says Jessen. The roads leading from the mountains to Islamabad were closed due to mudslides, so the severely injured McDonnell hired a guide to help him walk several days to a hospital.
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