Scottish climber Rick Allen has died on K2 while trying to open a new route on the peak’s Southeast Face, according to sources in Base Camp. His two climbing partners, Jordi Tosas of Spain and Stephan Keck of Austria are unharmed. Allen died in an avalanche.
Rick Allen was a highly experienced climber, an advocate of pure alpine style in high-altitude mountaineering. He and Sandy Allan made the first complete ascent of Nanga Parbat’s Mazeno Ridge in 2012, which earned the pair a Piolet d’Or.
In 2017, he, Adam Bielecki, and Felix Berg attempted a new route on Annapurna. In 2018, while on a summit push up Broad Peak, he became lost in poor visibility. He was later located thanks to the drones that were in the area to film Andrzej Bargiel’s ski descent of K2.
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Rip,K2 claims yet another life. A Scottish legend Rick was. My thoughts and condolences are with his family.
A piece of the most beautiful mountaineering history dies with him 🙁
Farewell to a great Climber.
RIP
Alas! Mountains always dare. RIP
And Yet! People come and go but alas! The Savage Mountain proves it’s savagness. K2 claims another life, this time Old Ricky. I climbed with him back in the day. Climbed Annanpura I and K2. Sad to hear that his attempt failed.
You friend
Stephen Keck
RIP YOU FACE OFF YA BUTT
Sexy Butts Sexy Butts
As I Remember Rick did have quite a stinky butt. Not a sexy butt. Once we were in a tent and he did a butt dance with a naked butt
Legend!
RIP Rick
so sorry to read the climbing Rick Allen has died on K2 while trying to open a new route on the peak’s Southeast Face, long time ago, I don’t really remember the year, but I met him in the Manaslu base camp when I was guiding with other groups to the Tsum Valley Manaslu Circuit trek. Rick Allen team was preparing to summit the Manaslu Himal