| Elevation : |
8,611 metres (28,251 feet)
Ranked 2nd |
| Latitude : |
35° 53' N |
| Longitude : |
76° 31' E |
| Location: |
Gilgit-Baltistan ( China - Pakistan ) |
| Range : |
Karakoram |
| First ascent : |
July 31 , 1954 by Lacedelli & Compagnoni |
| Easiest route: |
rock/snow/ice climb |
K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, Lambha Pahar, Chogori, Kechu or Dapsang) is a mountain in the Karakoram, part of the Himalaya range, on the border between China and the Northern Areas of Pakistan. At 8,611 metres, it ranks as the second highest in the world after Mount Everest (8,850m).
The mountain was first surveyed by a European in 1856. T.G. Montgomery, in the survey team headed by Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, designated it "K2" (for "Karakoram 2").
K2 is considered a much tougher climb than Mount Everest. As of June 2000, 189 people have made it, compared to almost 1500 who have ascended Everest.
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