A British attempt to climb K 2,the world’s second-highest mountain in northern Pakistan, has been abandoned after a member of the expedition was killed by an avalanche.
The dead climber was named as Nick Estcourt, 33, married with three children and a member of the Britsh team climb Mount Everest in 1975.
He was swept away as the eight-man team, led by the veteran Chris Bonnington , attempted to climb up the west ridge of K 2 the 28, 250-foot peak in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan.