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| K2 | |
|---|---|
 K2 from Broad Peak Base Camp | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Ranked 2nd |
| Prominence | 4,020 m (13,190 ft)  [1]Ranked 22nd |
| Listing | Eight-thousander Seven Second Summits Ultra |
| Coordinates | 35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E / 35.88250°N 76.51333°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  K2 Location of K2 relative to Xinjiang  K2 Location of K2 relative to Gilgit−Baltistan | |
| Countries |
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| Parent range | Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 31 July 1954 Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli |
| Easiest route | Abruzzi Spur |
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K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft).[3] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.[4][5][6][a]
K2 also became popularly known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell—a climber on the 1953 American expedition—told reporters, "It's a savage mountain that tries to kill you."[7] Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 is the deadliest; approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit.[7][8] Also occasionally known as Mount Godwin-Austen,[9] other nicknames for K2 are The King of Mountains and The Mountaineers' Mountain,[10] as well as The Mountain of Mountains after prominent Italian climber Reinhold Messner titled his book about K2 the same.[11]
Although the summit of Everest is at a higher altitude, K2 is a more difficult and dangerous climb, due in part to its more northern location, where inclement weather is more common.[12] The summit was reached for the first time by the Italian climbers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, on the 1954 Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio. As of February 2021[update], 377 people have summited K2.[13] There have been 91 deaths during attempted climbs.
Most ascents are made during July and August, typically the warmest times of the year.[14] But in January 2021, K2 became the final eight-thousander to be summited in the winter; the mountaineering feat was accomplished by a team of Nepalese climbers, led by Nirmal Purja and Mingma Gyalje Sherpa.[15][16]
K2 has now been climbed by almost all of its ridges, but unlike other eight-thousanders, never from its eastern face.[17]
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- ^ "K2". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021. Quote: "K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan."
- ^ Jan·Osma鈔czyk, Edmund; Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), "Jammu and Kashmir", Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1189–, ISBN 978-0-415-93922-5 Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute between India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
- ^ "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-7172-0139-6,
KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partly by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947
- ^ a b Stone, Larry (6 September 2018). "Summiting 'Savage Mountain': The harrowing story of these Washington climbers' K2 ascent". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "AdventureStats – by Explorersweb". adventurestats.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Chhoghori, K2. "K2 Chhoghori The King of Karakoram". Skardu.pk. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Leger, C. J. (8 February 2017). "K2: The King of Mountains". Base Camp Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Messner, Reinhold. "K2: Mountain of Mountains". Goodreads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "EXPLAINER: K2's peak beckons the daring, but climbers rarely answer call in winter". 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Why the 'savage' K2 peak beckons the daring, but rarely in winter". Aljazeera. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Brummit, Chris (16 December 2011). "Russian team to try winter climb of world's 2nd-highest peak". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Nepali mountaineers achieve historic winter first on K2". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Winter K2 Update: FIRST WINTER K2 SUMMIT!!!!". alanarnette.com. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Asia, Pakistan, K2 Attempt". The American Alpine Club. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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