Australian mountain climber Matthew Eakin one of two men found dead on K2
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#61WHA)
The bodies of two mountaineers, Eakin and Canadian man Richard Cartier, found on the world's second-highest mountain in Pakistan
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An Australian and a Canadian climber have been found dead on K2, with the world's second-highest mountain in Pakistan claiming at least three lives in recent weeks.
The Himalayan Times identified the Australian mountaineer as Matthew Eakin and the Canadian climber as Richard Cartier, after reports the two had gone missing last week during their descent from Camp 2 to Camp 1.
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