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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).[6] 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.[7][8][9][a]
K2 became known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell—a climber on the 1953 American expedition—said, "It's a savage mountain that tries to kill you."[10] Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 has long been the deadliest: prior to 2021, approximately one person had died on the mountain for every four who reached the summit.[10][11][12] After an increase in successful attempts, as of August 2023[update], an estimated 800 people have summited K2, with 96 deaths during attempted climbs.[12]
Also occasionally known as Mount Godwin-Austen,[13][14][15] other nicknames for K2 are The King of Mountains and The Mountaineers' Mountain,[16] as well as The Mountain of Mountains after prominent Italian climber Reinhold Messner titled his book about K2 the same.[17] 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.[18] 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.
Most ascents are made during July and August, typically the warmest times of the year.[19] In January 2021 K2 became the final eight-thousander to be summited in the winter, by a team of Nepalese climbers led by Nirmal Purja and Mingma Gyalje Sherpa.[20][21]
K2 has been climbed by almost all of its ridges, apart from its eastern face which remains unclimbed.[22]
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- ^ "K2 | Peak, Geography, History, & Map". Encyclopedia Britannica. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Mount Everest is two feet taller, China and Nepal announce". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Italians Conquer World's Second Highest Peak; Mt. Godwin Austen in Kashmir Is Climbed in 76-Day Effort". The New York Times. 4 August 1954. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "K2 | Peak, Geography, History, & Map". Encyclopedia Britannica. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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