16 September 2022
A dramatic rockslide video from K2
Posted by Dave Petley
A dramatic rockslide video from K2
A video has been posted to Youtube that shows a rockslide occurring on the flanks of K2 in Pakistan:-
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There is little detail about this landslide – the video was reportedly collected close to the Baltoro Glacier. It was posted on 13 September 2022.
It appears that the event initiated on a near vertical rockface:-
The early stages of the rockslide in Pakistan. Still from a video posted to Youtube.
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The terrain below is steep and mantled with debris, so the event transitioned into a rockslide or avalanche:-
The runout stage of the rockslide on the flanks of K2 in Pakistan. Still from a video posted to Youtube.
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Fortunately it is reported that there was no-one in the path of the landslide.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
dave, this looks like the vicinity of the jola campground next to the shigar river leading in to baltoro glacier. have been there in 2006. check my few photos i have. but 995 sure.