24 Jun K2 Italian skier Michele Fait died

 
Michele Fait, 44 from Rovereto (Northern Italy),  died on june 23. He hoped to climb K2 without supplementay O2 and then ski down from the summit, teaming up with Swedish Fredrik Ericsson. He had previously summited Gasherbrum II and Shisha Pangma, and had attempted K2 for the first time back in 2004.
 
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