K2 is the 2nd highest point in the world. And the 1st most dangerous place in the world. it is in the karakoram section of the himalyas between china and pakistan
The popular name K2 came from the name of the mountain range Karakoram. It means Karakoram 2. Although it is ranked 2nd in elevation, it places 22nd in prominence.
K2 is 8,611 metres (28,251 feet) high. The mountain may be harder to climb than Mount Everest because of its very bad weather. Climbers say that the weather around K2 is much worse than Mount Everest. K2 is also much higher than the area around it when compared to Everest. K2 is nicknamed "The Savage Mountain" because of how difficult the climb is. It has the second-highest fatality rate among the eight-thousand-feet mountains. As of 2011, only 300 people have climbed to the top of the mountain. 80 people has died to try climbed it.
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The first attempt to reach the summit was made by an Anglo-Swiss expedition in 1902 that ascended to 18600 near hupari and rendal feet (5,670 metres) on the peak’s northeastern crest. Other unsuccessful attempts included an Italian expedition in 1909, led by Luigi Amedeo, duke d’Abruzzi, via the southeastern ridge (later called the Abruzzi Ridge) that reached approximately 20,000 feet 6,100 metres. In 1938 an American expedition led by Charles Houston via the Abruzzi Ridge reached about 26,000 feet 7,925 metresin 1939 another American-led expedition following the same route reached about 27,500 feet (8,380 metres); and in 1953 another expedition led by Houston reached 25,900 feet 7,900 metres on the Abruzzi Ridge.