K2

Also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, Chhogori, Mount K2, Dapsang, Mt. Qogir

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at . 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.

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K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, is the second-highest mountain on Earth after Mount Everest, located in the Karakoram range on the border between Pakistan-administered Kashmir and China-administered Xinjiang. It matters as one of the world's most significant peaks and a major landmark in a geographically and geopolitically important region.

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Mountain.fetchwikidata: ALL
Mountain.name: K2
Mountain.elevation_m: 8611
Mountain.parent: Karakoram
Mountain.map: China Xinjiang Southern#Gilgit Baltistan
Mountain.map_caption: Location of K2 relative to Xinjiang and Gilgit−Baltistan
Mountain.label_position: right
Mountain.country: Pakistan-administered Kashmir China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract
Mountain.first_ascent: Achille Compagnoni & Lino Lacedelli Nepalese team (winter)
Mountain.easiest_route: Abruzzi Spur
Mountain.mapframe: no
Mountain.listing: Eight-thousanderSeven Second SummitsUltra
Mountain.etymology: Second peak measured in the Karakoram Range by the Survey of India, hence "K2" "Mount Godwin-Austen" derives from Henry Godwin-Austen, who first surveyed the peak

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 8611
Image: K - 2 at Day Time.jpg

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topographic prominence: 4020
topographic isolation: 1316
Commons gallery: K2
Commons category: K2

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Contents

Name
Geographical setting
Height
Geology
Climbing history
Early attempts
Success and repeats
Recent records, attempts and notable events
Winter expeditions
Climbing routes and difficulties
<span id="Abruzzi Spur"></span><span id="Abruzzi Ridge"></span>Abruzzi Spur
North Ridge
Other routes
Use of supplemental oxygen
Films
Disasters
Passes
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

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." 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. After an increase in successful attempts, , an estimated 800 people have summited K2, with 96 deaths during attempted climbs.