Luke preps for triathlon Sep 15, 2008
The race then passes through Luke, before turning up Big Savage Mountain, to return to Garrett County. Last year truck traffic through Luke proved to be troublesome, with some drivers reluctant to yield to the racers. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Italian Survivor of K2 Ice Avalanche Airlifted From Base Camp Aug 6, 2008
K2, which is 8,611-meters (28,253-feet) high and known as the ``Savage Mountain,'' is considered by climbers to be more dangerous than Mount Everest, the world's highest at 8,850 meters. Base camp lies at about 5,400 meters. (Bloomberg)
Recalling epic K2 first ascent Aug 5, 2008
Over the years it has been called the mountain of mountains, the savage mountain and in more contemporary parlance, a death trap. So perilous is K2, that Hollywood movies have been made that dramatically chronicle its perils. (BBC News -- South Asia)
K-2's risk 'part of the allure' for climbers Aug 5, 2008
It's been described as "Savage Mountain" and "Suicide Mountain.". "Call me old-fashioned," Mr. Cross said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ft. Ashby ‘Sweetheart' turning 23 Feb 5, 2008
The almost two-and-a-half decade-old cat was found by Frase's son, Greg, in an old, abandoned trailer on Big Savage Mountain in 1990. After a visit to the veterinarian, the cat was estimated to be five years old at the time he became the Frases' pet. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Anthony Hillegas improves monument for Eagle Scout project Nov 18, 2007
The plane crashed into Big Savage Mountain. This is a story that is well known in Salisbury. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Climber's exploits earned little recognition Oct 8, 2007
He did publish two books, "Five Miles High'' in 1939 and "K2: The Savage Mountain'' in 1954. Both focused on Bates' futile attempts to reach the summit of K2 in the Himalayas. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bob Bates, at 96; mountaineer taught English at Phillips Exeter Sep 30, 2007
Houston and Dr. Bates coauthored "K2: The Savage Mountain," a book that recounted a horrible moment as the team ferried their injured friend down steep slopes. A climber slipped and another barely held on as a chain reaction almost sent everyone sliding to their deaths. (Boston Globe)
Climb to top means jitters down below Jul 6, 2007
K2, known as the "Savage Mountain," killed 23 of the 253 climbers who were on the way down from successful summit bids. But Melinda Warner says she never worried about marrying a man who dodges avalanches and sidesteps crevasses. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Summit beckons, but storm puts K2 effort on ice Jun 27, 2007
At 29,036 feet, Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain, but K2 is known as the "Savage Mountain." In a given year, 300 people might summit Everest, but fewer than 260 people have reached the top of K2. Ten years before Into Thin Air told the story of eight people killed in 1996 on Everest, 13 of the 27 people who attempted K2 were killed. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Storm stalls Annapolis man's K2 climb Jun 27, 2007
Climbers have dubbed it "The Savage Mountain.". After being turned back on two different unclimbed routes this month, Warner and his teammates settled on the Abruzzi Spur, the legendary route from which the summit was first conquered in 1954. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Labour movement team to trek K2 and do community work Jun 19, 2007
For almost one month (29 June to 26 July) they will take on 'Savage Mountain' K2, located 6,000 metres above sea level. The team has been training for the last eight months and is raring to go. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Maryland mines record too good, safety experts say Apr 20, 2007
Tri-Stars Job No. 3, owned by a businessman named George R. Beener, sits between Georges Creek and Big Savage Mountain in the hills of western Maryland. The mine site, along the Garrett-Allegany County line, is just a few miles from where the Potomac River separates Maryland and Mineral County, W.Va. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
