Fredrik Ericsson Killed in K2 Summit Attempt

K2 Summit Attempt Fails as Swedish Skier Fredrik Ericsson Falls to His Death

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A team of climbers on K2, located at the Pakistan-China border, have descended back down to Camp 4 after one of their party, Swedish extreme skier and adventurer Fredrik Ericsson, fell 1,000 feet to his death. The accident was attributed to bad weather, which strikes very quickly on K2.  After the fall, team leader Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner brought the rest of the group back down to lower altitude.

Fredrik Ericsson was also shooting footage for an upcoming film called Ski the Big 3.

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The surviving members of the team are now descending the mountain.

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