Dutch survivor of K2 avalanche describes ordeal (AP)

Dutch climber Wilco Van Rooijen is seen in a bed of a military hospital where is was taken after being rescued from K-2's base camp, in Skardu, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. A helicopter plucked two frostbitten Dutch climbers from K-2 on Monday after an avalanche and exposure left at least 11 people missing and believed dead on the world's second-highest mountain.  (AP Photo)AP - Blinded by the glare off the snow and ice, attempting a perilous descent down K2 to save his life, the Dutch mountaineer came upon three Korean climbers.


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