Gilkey Memorial

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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.[1][2][3]

Gilkey Memorial in 2019

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.[2]

A plaque was added for Dudley Wolfe, the American climber who had died on the mountain during the 1939 American expedition after his remains were found in 2002.[4][5]

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