# K2: Killer Mountain

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Podcast: [The Slow Newscast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slow-newscast-1064150)
Published: 2026-06-11T06:00:20+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-tortoise-podcast/episodes/k2-killer-mountain
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/6a2a4ef571d362181f5c9f03/media.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3119

## Resource

A Sherpa was left for dead on Everest at the end of the climbing season. Stranded for almost a week thousands of metres up in extreme conditions, he survived. But his story is not a new story, and it raises questions about the mountaineering industry that has risen around the industry of summiting the world's most dangerous episodes. We've been here before, so can lessons be learned? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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