Climber killed by falling rocks day after she summits K2, world's 2nd-highest peak | NYGazet

Guan Jing was struck by falling rocks on Tuesday while descending K2, a day after reaching its summit, a government spokesperson said.

A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world's second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter flights, a Pakistani official said. Guan Jing was struck by falling rocks on Tuesday w... [3113 chars]