Rescued Italian climbers reach Pakistan capital, mourn dead colleague

Two Italian climbers rescued by helicopter from one of the world's highest mountains have reached the Pakistani capital. One of the climbers, Walter Nones, expressed sorrow Friday for leader Karl Unterkircher who fell to his death as the three-member expedition tried to scale Nanga Parbat. Nones paid tribute to Unterkircher as a "a great friend and a great climber." He made the comments at Islamabad airport as he and colleague Simon Kehrer arrived from northern Pakistan following their rescue on Thursday. Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth highest peak. It is known as "Killer Mountain" because many climbers have died trying to... [read full story]