Rick Allen: Scottish climber feared dead after attempt at world's second highest peak
Scottish climber Rick Allen has died in an avalanche on K2 as he attempted to take a new route to the summit.
The Aberdeen-born mountaineer was attempting to climb the world’s second-highest mountain to raise money for the Partners Relief And Development charity.
But the 68-year-old was killed when he was caught in an avalanche on the mountain’s south-east face.
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