K2 Mountain ( Godwin Austin )
Renowned As: The 2nd highest mountain in the world
K2 Peak First Time Climed In: July,31 1954 by Italian climbers team lead by Ardito Desio
Height Above the Sea-Level: 8,611 m
Introduction
K2
peak is locally known as "Chogo Ri", which means "The Great
Mountain", at 8,611 m from sea level, is the 2nd highest mountain in
the world. K2 stretches from Pakistan to China border in the mighty
Karakoram range. It is a rocky mountain up to 6,000m, beyond which it
becomes an ocean of snow. The traditional route to K2's base camp goes
from Skardu, which is linked with Islamabad by a good road. From Skardu
the route goes via Shigar-Dassu-Askole up to Concordia over the Baltoro
glacier.
It was firstly discovered and measured by the Survey of India in 1856,
and first named for English topographer Henry Godwin - Austen, who
explored and surveyed the region.
K2 is taken from the first letter of Karakorum, and the number indicates
that it was the second peak in the range to be measured. K2 was firstly
climbed on July,31 1954 by Italian climbers team lead by Ardito Desio and
accompanying him were Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.
A March 1987 measurement of K2 indicated that it might be higher than
Everest, but later that year, Everest was re-measured by a similar method
and found to indeed be 778 ft (237m) taller.
