Facts about K2 ( Mount Godwin Austin / Choghoo-RI)
Complete Facts about K2 (world's 2nd highest Peak) K2 is also known as Mount Godwin Austin or Choghoo-RI ( High peak) in the balti (Tibetian) language. The altitude of this mountain is about 8611 meters from sea level and the 2nd highest peak after Mount Everest. It is situated at the Pak-China border on the Karakoram ranges in the north of Pakistan. It is located in the Baltistan region in Shigar (district of Gilgit Baltistan Province). K2 is the highest mountain in the Karakoram ranges. It is very hard to climb this mountain so this mountain is also called Killer Mountain. Among eight-thousanders mountains, K2 is the second number cause of many deaths during climbing. One among every four got killed during trekking on this mountain. It is even harder to climb from China's side of this mountain which's why mountaineers use Pakistan for climbing, it was not summited during winter since 2020 but this year only twelve Nepalese made the summit to K2 in winter. Thomas