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Gilkey Memorial

شگر تحصیل, People's Republic of China

Gilkey Memorial

The Gilkey Memorial is a memorial and cenotaph for those who have died while climbing K2. The memorial is named after Art Gilkey who died on the mountain in 1953. The memorial is a stone cairn covered with metal plaques. Each plaque is inscribed with details about the dead climber, such as when they

went missing or were found dead. A plaque was added for Dudley Wolfe, the American climber who died on the mountain during the 1939 American expedition after his remains were found in 2002.

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