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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nadeem Badshah

Record-breaking mountaineer denies climbing over dying porter on K2

Screengrab showing Mohammed Hassan lying prone on the ground as mountaineers walk past him
Mohammed Hassan, seen lying prone on the ground, had fallen from a sheer ledge during the ascent. Photograph: Lakpa Sherpa (8k Expeditions) / Instagram

A record-breaking mountaineer has denied allegations that her team climbed over a dying porter to reach the summit of K2 in Pakistan to become the world’s fastest climber to scale all peaks above 8,000 metres.

Kristin Harila climbed the world’s second highest mountain on 27 July along with her Nepali sherpa Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa, 35, to complete her 14th highest peak in just over three months to secure a new world record.

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