2008 K2 disaster K2 that day. The main problem was reported as an ice avalanche occurring at an area known as "The Bottleneck", which destroyed many of the climbers' rope lines. However, two climbers died on the way up to the top prior to the avalanche. Among the dead were people from France, Ireland, Korea, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, and Serbia. K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, with a peak elevation of . K2 is part of the Karakoram range, not far from the Himalayas, and is located on the border between the Pakistani Gilgit-Baltistan region, and China's Taxkorgan Tajik
California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association (Also called CRMRA) consists of 20 accredited teams throughout California and also includes one team from Nevada. The California Region is one of the eight regions within the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) which is a national volunteer organization in the United States dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education. In order for a team to become a member of the CRMRA they must be sponsored by an existing team and complete three separate accreditation tests in the categories of Search and Tracking,