Five Miles High - Houston K2: Challenging the Sky - Diemberger

The Seven Summits

K2

( The highest mountains 

on the seven continents )

K2: The Savage Mountain HIGH: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2

 

K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

K2  ( 8611m, 28,250ft )

in the Karakoram Range

on the border between

the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan

and Xinjiang in China.

Chinese authorities refer to K2 as Qogir;

this name deriving from Chogori

from the Balti - chhogo ( big ) and ri ( mountain )

Other names include Mount Godwin-Austen,

Lamba Pahar ( "Tall Mountain" in Urdu ), Dapsang,

Kechu or Ketu ( both deriving from "K2" ).


 

K2 from Concordia in the Karakorum Mountains of Pakistan - the world's twelfth highest mountain

K2 from Concordia

in the Karakoram of Pakistan

 

K2 in Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )

- the

highest mountain

in

Pakistan

and the

second highest

mountain

in

the world


 


Summit of K2 in Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

Summit of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )



K2 in Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )





K2

K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )


 

K2 base camp

K2 base camp


 

K2 base camp

K2 base camp





K2 camp

K2 camp





K2 high camp

K2 high camp





K2 view

View from K2





K2 and neighbouring peaks

K2 and neighbouring peaks





K2 and neighbouring peaks

K2 and neighbouring peaks





K2 and neighbouring peaks

K2 and neighbouring peaks





K2 approach route

K2 approach route


 

K2 approach route

Approach to K2




Porters on K2 approach route

Porters on approach to K2




K2 approach route

Approach to K2




K2 approach route

Approach to K2

Chongtar Kangri ( 7330m ) in left background

Angel Sar /Angel Peak ( 
6,858m ) in the foreground on the SSW ridge of K2




Chongtar Kangri ( 7330m ) and Angel Sar / Angel Peak ( 6,858m )

Chongtar Kangri ( 7330m )

and Angel Sar / Angel Peak ( 
6,858m )




K2 north ridge

K2 north ridge


 

K2 ascent route

K2 ascent route


 

K2 ascent route

Ascent route on K2




K2 ascent route

Ascent routes on K2




K2 ascent route

K2 ascent route




K2 ascent route

K2 ascent route




K2 ascent route

K2 ascent route




K2 "magic line" ascent route

K2 "magic line" ascent route






K2 summit ascent route

K2 ascent route





K2 ascent route

K2 ascent route



K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )

in the Karakoram Region of Pakistan

- the highest mountain in Pakistan

and the second highest mountain in the world

Known as the " Savage " or " Killer " mountain,

K2 is one of the most difficult

of the world's mountains to climb.

13 climbers were killed on K2

during the infamous 1986 disaster

when it was hit by storm.

K2 is one of the " Second Summits "

the second highest mountains

in each continent of the world.

 

K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft )

in the Karakoram Region of Pakistan




North Face of K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

North Face of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




South West Face of K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

South West Face of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




West Ridge of K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

West Ridge of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




North Face of K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

North Face of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




North Face of K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

North Face of K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




Sunrise on K2 in the Karakorum Region of Pakistan - the world's second highest mountain

Sunrise on K2 ( 8611m, 28,250ft ) 




K2, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum




The Italian K2 team

The Italian K2 team

An Italian expedition succeeded in ascending K2
 via the Abruzzi Spur on 31 July 1954.

 The expedition was led by Ardito Desio.

 The two climbers who reached the summit
 were 
Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.

On the expedition were Walter Bonatti
and Hunza porter Amir Mahdi
who proved vital to the expedition's success

by carrying oxygen supplies to 8,100 metres ( 26,600ft )
for the use of Lacedelli and Compagnoni.






K2

K2





K2

K2





K2

K2





K2 - aerial view

K2 - aerial view





K2 - aerial view

K2 - aerial view





Map of K2

Map of K2



Ascent routes on K2

Ascent routes on K2




Location map of the Pakistan 8000 metre peaks

Location map of the 8000 metre peaks of Pakistan




No Way Down - Life & Death on K2

No Way Down - Life & Death on K2


One Mountain Thousand Summits

One Mountain Thousand Summits



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References:







Travel & Guide Books & Maps - Asia:-


Lonely Planet Pakistan Insight Guide Pakistan Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush In the Zone - Peter Potterfield  No Way Down - Life & Death on K2  One Mountain Thousand Summits

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