article_snippet.sent: Tom Ballard plans to climb K2, 20 years after His mother died descending from its peak .
article_snippet.sent: Now His mother son Tom Ballard, one of the world's most accomplished climbers, plans to conquer K2.
article_snippet.sent: Last month Mr Ballard became the first to solo climb all six of the great north faces of the Alps in the winter season - and now Mr Ballard is training for K2.
article_snippet.sent: The climber was just six years old when Mr Ballard died while descending K2, which is regarded as more difficult to reach than the summit of Mount Everest, with dozens dying during attempts to reach the top.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Ballard was a revered figure in the climbing world and was only the second person to climb Everest without sherpas or bottled oxygen.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Ballard was just six years old when Mr Ballard died on His mother way down from the summit of K2 .
highlights_snippet.sent: Now Tom Ballard plans to conquer treacherous mountain Tom Ballard .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Tom Ballard mother was swept to His mother death by 260mph winds atop treacherous mountain .
  