K2

 

K2

the second-highest mountain on Earth, located on the China–Pakistan border in a region also claimed by India

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft). It is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or ChhogorK2 is part of the Karakoram range. It is located partly in China and partly in Pakistan.The name K2 came from the first survey of Karakoram. At that time, the surveyors gave each mountain a simple label of "K" followed by a number.

K2
Mount Godwin-Austen
K2 2006b.jpg
K2, summer 2006
Highest point
Elevation8,610 metres (28,250 ft) 
Ranked 2nd
Prominence4,020 m (13,190 ft) 
Ranked 22nd
Isolation1,316 kilometres (818 mi)
ListingEight-thousander
Country high point
Seven Second Summits
Ultra
Coordinates35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E 
Naming
Native name
  • کے ٹو‎  (Urdu)
  • چھوغوری‎  (Balti)
Geography
K2 is located in Pakistan
K2
K2
Location of K2
LocationBaltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border
CountryPakistan
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascent31 July 1954
Achille Compagnoni
Lino Lacedelli
Easiest routeAbruzzi Spur

K2 is known as the Savage Mountain as it is very hard to climb. It is considered to be harder to climb than Mount Everest.K2 has the second-highest fatality rate among the eight-thousand-metre mountains. One person dies for every four who reach the top.As of 2011, only 300 people have climbed to the top of the mountain. At least 80 people have died trying to climb it. K2 has never been climbed during the winter.

The summit was first reached in 1954, by Italian climbers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.

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