Falcon Loss

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We heard about it here only a few short hours after it happened.

K2 was incredible. A world class mountain climber, he could do dead hangs until you got tired of watching him...it seemed.

He took care of his people no matter what and had a following that would go anywhere with him.

I remember the first time I met him. While waiting for him to meet us newcomers, we were told "When he comes out to meet you, look him in the eye when you tell him about yourself. If he detects weakness in you, he will send you right back to Baghdad". Few people in this world can be pre-introduced in that manner.

We took his loss hard. He seemed invincible to some of us and will be missed dearly.