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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
March 2009
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- K2: Siren of the Himalayas (2012), an American documentary film directed by Dave Ohlson, that follows a group of climbers during their 2009 attempt to summit K2 on the 100-year anniversary of the Duke of Abruzzi’s land
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090423042510/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/7976cite journal | journal = Journal of the Geological Society
| year = 2010 | volume = 167 | pages = 183–202 | location = London | doi = 10.1144/ | author1 = Searle, M.P
isbn=0-340-71806-4http
K2 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | Ranked 2nd |
Prominence | [1]< peaks by prominence |
| parent = Karakoram | | label_position = right | coordinates = 35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E | country_type = Countries
| country =
- Pakistan-administered Kashmir
- China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract
| coordinates_ref = [2]
| first_ascent = 31 July 1954; 69 years ago (1954-07-31)
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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][4] As of February 2021[update], [5] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in a China-administered territory Trans-Karakoram Tract included in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.[6][7][8][lower-alpha 1]
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."[9] 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.[9][10] Also occasionally known as Mount [[Henry Haversham chhoghori-the-king-of-karakoram/|title=K2 Chhoghori The King of Karakoram|last1=Chhoghori|first1=K2|website=Skardu.pk|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> other nicknames for K2 are The King of Mountains and The Mountaineers' Mountain,[11] as well as The Mountain of Mountains after prominent Italian climber Reinhold Messner titled his book about K2 the same.[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. 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.[4][13]
K2 is the only 8,000+ metres (26,000+ ft) peak that has never been climbed from its eastern face.[14] Ascents have almost always been made in July and August, which are typically the warmest times of the year; K2's more northern location makes it more susceptible to inclement and colder weather.[15] The peak has now been climbed by almost all of its ridges. Although the summit of Everest is at a higher altitude, K2 is a more difficult and dangerous climb, due in part to its more inclement weather.[16] As of February 2021[update], only 377 people have completed the ascent to its summit.[17] There have been 91 deaths during attempted climbs.