In the opinion of the legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, K-2 is the most impressive but the most difficult peak in the world. It is perhaps for this reason that the locals call it Chogori, 'the king of mountains'. K2 has variously been described as the "awesome", "killer”, "savage" and "the mountain of mountaineers". Its lower face is rocky up to 6,000 meters, beyond which it becomes a vertical ocean of snow.

K-2 majestically stands on the Pakistan-China border ruling the mighty Karakoram. The traditional route to its base camp goes through Baltoro Glacier. The height of the peak is 8,616 meters/28,267 feet according to the survey done by Italian geologists in 2004.

The peak has been climbed by over three hundred & fifty climbers through different routes. The most common route is Abruzzi Ridge through which the first successful Italian expedition attempted the peak and two climbers; Mr. Lino Lacedelli and Mr. Achille Compagnoni made history by reaching the summit on August 31, 1954.

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