Sunday, August 21, 2011

K2 Mountain

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. Located in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan and the People's Republic of China; is a national mountain in Pakistan. High peguungan reaches 8.611 meters (28.251 feet). That said, this is more difficult mountain to climb than Mount Everest because the weather is bad. K2 is also higher in the surrounding area when compared to Everest. K2 is dubbed the "Mountains Cruel" as this. In 2004, only 246 people who managed to climb to the top. At least 56 people died while trying to climb it.
Unofficial name for K2 is Mount Godwin Austen, named after the name of the person who first climbed it. Besides these mountains also named Qogir (Chogori is spoken of), Lamba Pahar, Dapsang, Kechu, Ketu, etc.

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