About K2 peak

K2 peak
K2 peak (local name Chogo Ri, which means "Great Mountain"), 8611 m, is a 2nd highest mountain in the world. K2 is placed in Karakoram Range area on the border between Pakistan and China. He was firstly climbed July,31 1954 by Italian expedition (Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, leader Ardito Desio). With no simple routes, K2 is known as a finest and most dangerous mountain in the world...

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K2 peak

 

K2 (Chogori) North ridge.