Climber shares tales from K2
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado – Mountain climber Chris Klinke shares decision-making and resiliency lessons he learned while attempting to summit the Himalayan mountain K2 in 2008. He was part of a group who not only saw the most climbers summit the peak – considered to be more dangerous than Mount Everest – in one day, but also had 11 of the group die on the journey. Aug. 1, 2008 is considered the deadliest day ever on one of the world’s deadliest mountains. Klinke’s decision to turn back likely saved his life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Smith)
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