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An experienced climber died on the world's second-highest mountain, K2, on Aug. 12

The day before, the Chinese mountaineer and some 30 other climbers reached the summit

After a rescuer was stranded while attempting to retrieve her body, a team of climbers set out on foot

An experienced Chinese climber died while descending the world’s second-highest mountain, just a day after she reached the summit.

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Guan Jing was coming down K2, a 28,251-foot peak in the Karakoram Range, when she was hit by falling rocks in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region and died, the Associated Press , CBS News and The Independent reported. The mountain is known for its dangerous climbing conditions, made even more treacherous because of the frequency of intense storms.

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