 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
K2 History K2, or Qogori, is situated in the center of Karakoram - the huge mountain range in the territories of China, India and Pakistan. Karakoram is considered to be a spur of the Himalayas. But it has an entirely different nature consisting of a rough, rocky desert, a mass of peaks, many of which still have no names. K2 (8,611m) is the second highest peak in the world after Mt. Everest (8,868m). |
 |
  |
 "The great rocky pyramid has none of the softness of the Nepalese mountains. ... K2 is domineering, charged with an unusual, insistently vibrating energy. There is nothing idyllic or restful in its beauty. It is a hard, jagged landscape with a subtly disturbing appeal for onlookers. It is a magnificent, unforgiving peak, undoubtedly more masculine then feminine." Roberto Mantovani, Kurt Diemberger
K2 - Challenging The Sky
|
The fantastically beautiful pyramid of rocks, snow and ice towers above the surrounding mountains. Technically, K2 is a very difficult peak for each pushed route. One of the most impressive and logically perfect routes runs through the North Face of K2. It goes up the North Ridge, crosses the hanging glacier near the top and then ascends to the summit through the North-East Ridge. |
|
 |
"Massive, yet perfect, regular and dynamic in form, the giant of Karakoram Range is a mountain of many faces, each one unique." Roberto Mantovani, Kurt Diemberger
K2 - Challenging The Sky
|
The mountain was described and registered for the first time in 1856 by British colonel T.Montgomeri. At the same time, the peak got its name. The British man enumerated the peaks he saw in a strict order: K1, K2, K3 etc. Later it was found that K2 is higher than the rest, but the name stayed the same. The first summit was made by the Italian expedition in 1954. The first summit via North Ridge was made by the Japanese in 1982. |
|
 |
"By the 15th of August 1995, 122 climbers had reached the summit of K2, relatively few considering the number of expeditions which have attempted the climb since 1902. ... The death toll is tragically high: 45 climbers have lost their life on the slopes of K2." Roberto Mantovani, Kurt Diemberger.
K2 - Challenging The Sky
|