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K2: The Savage Mountain | The Death Zone | 2
Against The Odds
The Climbers Need Our Help to Get Down the Traverse
Pemba and his shirpa team have to lead a group of climbers down the mountain. They are in bad shape, with only one climber left who is still alive. It takes them 15 minutes to find an anchor for the rope that will take them back up again. Pemba worries if they stray too close to the edge or fall off he'll be killed. The men finally reach the end of the traverse but can't see their way home. A few people start to wander away from the line as it's so dark. One man just lays there unresponsive gazing blankly at the sky. He has been rescued by two other sherpas - Marco comfortola and Cass
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