K2 Mountain

for the challenge mostly

it will take you over 300 days or 50 years

k2 is part of the Karakoram range

K2 is in the Karakoram mountain range. It lies partly in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang of China and partly in the Northern Areas, the portion of the disputed Kashmir region under the administration of Pakistan.

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Many fun activities can be palyed, such as: skiing, snowboarding amd much more... As well as that the clean and fresh air helps the tourists stay fresh.

the Himalayas, the Andes, the rocky, the Alps , these are the four great mountains in the world

The highest peak is Nanga Parbat.

The Survey of India firstly discovered and measured K2 in 1856.

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world.

Aneto at 3404 Metres

it is the SECOND biggest Mountain in the WHOLE WORLD

Fold mountains are formed when two plates under the ground move together which forces sedimentary rock upwards in to a series of folds. ' Hence fold mountains '

There are two types of fold mountain: young fold mountains ( 10-25 millions years of age e.g Rockies and Himalayas ) Old fold mountains (over 200 million years of age, e.g. Urals and Appalachians of the USA).

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The nearest town to K2 is Askole, which is 6-8 days from base camp. The nearest town with medical supplies and a phone is another 8-10 hours away.

Karakorum range mountain 2

K2, also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level.

Yes, but not very many. Such as the rare Snow Leopard, Tibetan Antelope and very few bears.

The 10 most difficult mountains to climb is pretty subjective based on what you are defining as "difficult". Technical climbing skills required? Most likely to get you killed by an avalanche? Most likely to get you killed by altitude? Requires the most planning and expedition resources? Subject to the most in-climate weather? Also techniques come into play, is oxygen allowed? Pneumatic drills? Let's go purest and assume no for both.

Based on trying to mix it up a little and look for difficulty that encompasses as many of these factors as possible, I would venture my top 10 as:

1. K2 - immensely challenging in every way. High, savage weather, technical, remote. A beast.

2. Gasherbrum IV - Very similar to K2. Slightly lower, but slightly steeper.

3. Nanga Parbat - North face has the highest relief of any face on earth. Treacherous avalanches have earned it the name "Killer Mountain"

4. Great Trango Tower - Tallest near vertical wall on earth...and it's at 20,000 feet with little or no snow to melt for the tremendous water required at that altitude. All the difficulties of the Patagonian towers at high altitude.

5. Baintha Brakk - "The Ogre" Extremely steep, technical mountain in the Karakorum. The best mountaineers in the world consistently mention it as one of the worlds hardest, that's enough for me. To make it worse, apparently it's covered in hungry bears that cause all kinds of trouble at camp. No, that's not a joke.

6. Latok I - The "Ogre's Brother". Close in proximity and difficulty to Baintha Brakk. It's North Ridge is a notorious unclimbed route. Many of the best have tried, all have failed. The closest was still nearly an El Capitan and a half from the summit.

7. Makalu - Considered one of the hardest and most dangerous of the 8000m giants.

8. Everest - Enough with obscurity, being the worlds tallest has to mean something...It means that especially without oxygen, altitude is a tremendous challenge and Everest has more of it than anywhere else.

9. Annapurna - When you kill fully 40% of the summit attempters I guess you have to make the list. Far from the most technical, but it still has the highest mortality rate among 8000m peaks. Maybe it's the extreme avalanche danger, maybe it's just cursed.

10. Cerro Torre - Had to have 1 mountain not in Asia. Immense, remote, awe-inspiring granite spire in Patagonia. Once considered by some mountaineers the hardest mountain in the world. Low altitude, but extremely technical and subject to horrific weather.

Worth honorable mention:

Mt. McKinnley (Denali) - Probably most dangerous and challenging mountain in North America. In sheer size, one of the largest mountains in the world. Its extreme latitude makes air thinner than altitude would suggest, and subject to terrible weather all year.

Chacraraju - The most difficult peak in Andes.

Monte Fitzroy - Near Cerro Torre. Extremely technical and remote. One of the most breathtaking mountains to look at in the world. Is found near El Chaltén in the Argentinian Patagonia.

Matterhorn - The mountain that really started it all. Still a spectacular peak to behold and one of Europe's greatest climbs.

The name K2 is derived from the notation used by the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India. Thomas Montgomerie made the first survey of the Karakoram from Mount Haramukh, some 210 km (130 miles) to the south, and sketched the two most prominent peaks, labeling them K1 and K2.

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