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By: DrSivana send a private message
Gilgit : Pakistan | about 1 year ago  
Mt. Everest is the world's highest mountain by over 200 meters but K-2 at 8611 meters is the one that strikes terror in the heart of the bravest climber. The ratio of deaths per attempt...
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