Scots mountaineer 'dies in avalanche trying to climb new K2 route' for charity

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CLIMBER Rick Allen has reportedly died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit. The Aberdeen-born mountaineer was attempting to climb the world’s second highes…

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CLIMBER Rick Allen has reportedly died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit.

His two climbing partners, Jordi Tosas of Spain and Stephan Keck of Austria, were reportedly rescued without major injuries.The death has not been officially confirmed but a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "The British High Commission in Islamabad is aware of reports that a British citizen has died climbing K2 and stands ready to assist."

"Each is using the attempt to draw attention to the needs of a charity with which they are closely associated."Rick is a trustee of Partners UK which is currently focused on meeting the acute health and educational needs of refugee children displaced from their homes in Myanmar by recent political upheavals.

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Why d F he tried to climb K2 what d F is wrong with people might as well jump off d cliff omg

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