K2

The second-highest mountain on Earth, and by fatality rate the most dangerous of the great summits.

Specifications & Metrics

elevation

8,611 m

Core Principles & Analysis

• The surveyor's label K2 stuck because the Karakoram peak never received a local name.
• It was first climbed in 1954, and not climbed again in winter until 2021.
• Roughly one climber has died for every four summits — mountaineers call it the Savage Mountain.

Sources

• Wikipedia: K2