K2

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We share the most interesting facts about K2, gathered from years of reading, writing and dreaming about this notorious mountain Rising from the Baltoro Glacier in the heart of the Karakoram is K2, one of Earth’s most remarkable mountains. Revered in the mountaineering world, the pyramidal peak is the ultimate challenge for climbers. The world’s elite alpinists have attempted its treacherous slopes. Several have conquered the summit, but many have lost their lives. Interesting facts about K2 1. At 8,611m (28,251ft), K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. Only Mount Everest at 8,848m (29,029ft) is higher – by 237m (778ft). (Source: 2. K2 is one of the 14 (Source: 3. K2 got its name when in 1856 Thomas George Montgomerie – a British officer working for the Great Trigonometrical Survey of (Source: 4. The nameMount Godwin-Austenis occasionally used in honour ofHenry Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of the area. The Royal Geographical Society rejected the name, but it was used on numerous maps and is still seen in places. (Source: K2 seen from Concordia camp 5. Another name more commonly used is Chogori, derived from two Balti words, chhogo(big) andri(mountain). This may just be a name created by western explorers or possibly a confused response to the question “what’s that called?” as very few local people would have ventured close to K2. (Source: 6. K2 has been known as theSavage Mountain ever since George Bell used the term following an expedition in 1953. Having nearly...