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Climb4Life 2007

Gasherbrum II (8,035m/26,360ft) – Pakistan

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Gallery 5 – Rescue


Avalanche casualties receiving treatment at upper Camp 2


Hirotaka Takeuchi is lowered down to Camp 2


Hirotaka and the german climber are lowered to Camp 2


Preparing the helicopter landing pad


A Nepalese sherpa recovering equipment from the avalanche site


A Pakistani army helicopter attempts a rescue but is forced to abort


The rescue party taking a well-earned rest


Everyone did a great job of looking after Hirotaka

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Dirk, the leader of the avalanched team recovers from his ordeal


The german climber’s family requested he be left on the mountain


So he is lowered to rest in a crevasse at Camp 1


Jamie and Dirk walk sombrely back to Camp 1


Hirotaka is finally airlifted out by a Pakistani army helicopter

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    • 3 – The Karakoram Highway
    • 4 – Skardu
    • 5 – Concordia
    • 6 – Base Camp
    • 7 – Camp 1
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    • 9 – Base Camp (again)
    • 10 – Tragedy Strikes
    • 11 – Return to Islamabad
    • 12 – Epilogue
    • 13 – Update August 2008
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    • Gallery 1 – Trekking In
    • Gallery 2 – BC to C1
    • Gallery 3 – C1
    • Gallery 4 – C1 to C2
    • Gallery 5 – Rescue
    • Gallery 6 – Base Camp
    • Gallery 7 – Trekking Out
    • Video 1 – Trekking In
    • Video 2 – Base Camp
    • Video 3 – Hiro airlifted out

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