North East man feared dead after avalanche on K2 mountain
Aberdeen born 68-year-old Rick Allen was attempting to raise money for the Partners Relief And Development charity.
A Scottish Climber is believed to have died in an avalanche on the K2 mountain.
Aberdeen-born Rick Allen was attempting to climb the world's second highest mountain to raise money for the Partners Relief And Development charity.
Reports from his base camp in Pakistan say the 68-year-old was caught in a avalanche.
Allen's climbing companions Stephan Keck of Austria and Jordi Tosas are reported to have escaped without major injury.
As of yet the death hasn't been officially confirmed, but the Foreign office say they aware of reports.
a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "The British High Commission in Islamabad is aware of reports that a British citizen has died climbing K2 and stands ready to assist.''
On the fundraising page shared by the international aid charity, the description read: "Two of Britain's most experienced mountaineers, Rick Allen and Jerry Gore, are attempting the ascent of K2, the second highest peak in the world and the most challenging.
"Each is using the attempt to draw attention to the needs of a charity with which they are closely associated.
"Rick is a trustee of Partners UK which is currently focused on meeting the acute health and educational needs of refugee children displaced from their homes in Myanmar by recent political upheavals.
"Jerry lives with Type 1 diabetes and, through Action4Diabetes, facilitates the distribution of insulin to children with diabetes across SE Asia.
"If the pair are successful, Jerry will be the first British and the first French mountaineer with type 1 diabetes to reach the summit of K2.''
Back in 2018 Mr Allen was presumed dead after he fell from an ice cliff whist solo climbing on Pakistan's broad peak.
But, his rucksack was eventually spotted by a cook at the mountain's base camp before a drone was used to locate him and to guide rescuers to his location.