(CNN)-- A Pakistani rescue helicopter on Wednesday will try to evacuate an Italian climber who survived a deadly ice avalanche four days ago on K2, the world's second highest mountain. The chopper ...

On July 25, Rick Allen (November 1954 - July 2021) died in an avalanche while attempting a new route on K2, aged 68. Something of a 'legendary grandfather' in Himalayan climbing circles, he was best ...