K2 avalanche: father and son killed

Updated July 30 2013 - 2:13pm, first published 10:47am
K2, the world's second-highest mountain, is in the Karakoram Range.
K2, the world's second-highest mountain, is in the Karakoram Range.

Marty Schmidt and his son, Denali, wanted to be the first father-son team to summit one of the most unforgiving mountains in the world.

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