Gilkey Memorial in 2019

The Gilkey Memorial is a memorial and tomb for those who have died while climbing K2. The memorial is named after Art Gilkey who died on the mountain in 1953.[1][2][3]

The memorial is a stone cairn covered with metal plaques. Each plaque is inscribed with the details about the dead climber like when they went missing or were found dead.[2]

In 2002 when his remains were found, a plaque was added for Dudley Wolfe, the American climber who had died on the mountain during the 1939 American expedition.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Bowley, Graham (13 January 2010). "K2: A Trek to Danger's Doorstep (Published 2010)" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. 1 2 O'Brien, Vanessa (30 August 2016). "Remembering Those Lost on the Savage Mountain". Adventure Journal.
  3. ↑ Eqbal, Vasiq (30 October 2016). "Trekking: Honouring the fallen". DAWN.COM.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Jennifer (2010). The last man on the mountain : the death of an American adventurer on K2. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 16–19, 278. ISBN 9780393077780.
  5. ↑ Tremlett, Giles (July 19, 2002). "Melting snows shed new light on K2's great mystery". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

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