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K2, Austin Godwin
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Location |
Karakoram Range, Pakistan-China Border |
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Altitude |
8,611m (28,251 ft) |
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Importance |
Second Highest Mountain in The World |
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Best Trek Season |
April To October |
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.
K2 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.
K2 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.
Godwin-Austen, was a English
topographer and geologist. An officer in the British army (1851-77), he was
assigned to several government surveys in North India, especially among the
Himalayas. He explored and surveyed the region of the Karakorum around K2, which
is also known as Mt. Godwin-Austen after him.
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