Eddie Bauer - In 1953, this man, this mountain, and this ice axe became a legend in mountaineering during the third American attempt at the first ascent of K2. "The Belay", a
![Dee Molenaar passes away at 101 - last surviving member of "The Belay" on K2, where the lives of several climbers were saved by one ice axe lodged in a boulder. : r/climbing Dee Molenaar passes away at 101 - last surviving member of "The Belay" on K2, where the lives of several climbers were saved by one ice axe lodged in a boulder. : r/climbing](https://external-preview.redd.it/htK-OuoBTbr8nAqEPdLzNxH3GJF8r5aPsxoCiRLj-lI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a8376f5a11a133f447292cf17ac428d446838c93)
Dee Molenaar passes away at 101 - last surviving member of "The Belay" on K2, where the lives of several climbers were saved by one ice axe lodged in a boulder. : r/climbing
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