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New video shows mountain porter left to die on K2 during record-breaking climb

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Gugliara, S. (2026, September 19). New video shows mountain porter left to die on K2 during record-breaking climb. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/world-news/new-video-shows-mountain-porter-left-to-die-on-k2/

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The article discusses new video footage from the documentary "Savage Mountain" showing Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila and her team encountering Muhammad Hassan, a porter who had fallen during their climb of K2 in Pakistan in July 2023. The group attempted to rescue Hassan but left him behind due to dangerous conditions; he later died. The video highlights the ethical dilemmas faced by climbers when rescuing others under extreme circumstances.

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In July 2023, Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and her team faced a harrowing decision during their record-breaking ascent of K2 in Pakistan. They encountered Pakistani porter Muhammad Hassan, hanging upside-down at an altitude of 27,000 feet when he had fallen from a narrow ridge. Despite attempts to save him, the extreme conditions forced them to continue towards the summit, where Harila became the fastest climber to scale all 14 highest peaks in just 92 days on July 27, 2023.

A viral video and subsequent documentary titled "Savage Mountain" revealed that Harila's team was seen stepping over Hassan while he was dying. This footage sparked widespread outrage and months of online abuse against Harila, who defended herself by stating it was an incredibly dangerous situation with no feasible rescue options. The incident highlighted the ethical dilemmas and extreme risks faced by climbers in such environments.

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Bone-chilling newly released footage captured the moment a Norwegian mountaineer and her team discovered a struggling porter hanging upside down — and ultimately left him to die on the infamous K2 in Pakistan. asserted

mountaineer → chill → Pakistan

Kristin Harila, 40, and fellow climbers discovered mountain guide Muhammad Hassan, 27, after he plummeted from a narrow ridge during their record-breaking climb in July 2023. asserted

he → discover → July

They were about 2,000 feet from the summit when they encountered the near-death father of three in the middle of the night. asserted

they → encounter → night

Harrowing video shared in the new “Savage Mountain” documentary about Harila’s grueling climb shows Hassan hanging upside down by a rope as a climber slips while trying to secure an ice screw to get him to safety. asserted

climber → share → safety

“We saw there was something wrong with the rope around his legs. asserted

We → see → legs

He was naked on his stomach and his back,” Harila — who along with her Nepali guide Tenjen “Lama” Sherpa, who died in an avalanche on Mount Shishapangma in October 2023 — said in the film. asserted

who → die → film

She said they tried tirelessly to save Hassan, but the conditions were incredibly dangerous. asserted

conditions → say → Hassan

The group managed to secure him with a new rope. asserted

group → manage → rope

Hassan was already in serious condition by the time the group discovered him, the documentary’s cameraman Gabriel Tarso said. “He was completely frozen. asserted

He → discover → him

I tried to warm him, to move his fingers, tried to give him hot water. asserted

I → try → water

Tried to give him comfort,” Tarso said. asserted

Tarso → try → comfort

At roughly 3:20 a.m., an avalanche struck part of the mountain where members of Harila’s team had already gone, she explained in the film. asserted

she → strike → film

She and Tenjen continued on, while Tarso stayed with Hassan — giving him an oxygen bottle — until another group member told Tarso to leave him behind because he was too far gone. asserted

he → continue → him

Hassan’s body was recovered about three days later. asserted

body → recover → ?

Harila, considered the fastest climber of the world’s 14 highest peaks, was slammed with death threats in the climb’s aftermath because a viral video emerged of members of her team climbing over Hassan’s dead body. asserted

members → consider → body

She previously defended herself and her team, telling the Telegraph weeks later that they did everything they could to save him. uncertain

they → defend → him

“It is simply not true to say that we did nothing to help him,” Harila said. asserted

Harila → say → him

“We tried to lift him back up for an hour and a half and my cameraman stayed on for another hour to look after him. asserted

cameraman → try → him

At no point was he left alone.” asserted

he → leave → point

New video shows mountain porter left to die on K2 during record-breaking climb

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