Temperatures are a little colder, since K-2 is situated farther north than Everest. This is all I'm typing up for now, tired 
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, Jan 26 2005 12:17 AM
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Posted 26 January 2005 - 12:17 AM
This is the world's second highest peak at 8611m, not too far behind Everest at 8850m. Some climbers consider K-2 a harder summit to climb than Everest, probably due to it's rocky and icy terrian, plus long distances on glaciers. The glaciers in that region are the longest non-polar glaciers in the world; the Baltoro Glacier is like 71km long and there are many others that are 30km+ long. Temperatures are a little colder, since K-2 is situated farther north than Everest. This is all I'm typing up for now, tired .
Temperatures are a little colder, since K-2 is situated farther north than Everest. This is all I'm typing up for now, tired .
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Posted 26 January 2005 - 07:19 PM
Some pics from afar:
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Whistle-Stop
Posted 21 January 2006 - 07:12 PM
Amazing Mountain Pic's! 
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Posted 07 February 2006 - 11:02 PM
how did they come up with the name K2?
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Hamlet
Posted 12 February 2006 - 04:25 PM
Yea, and what does the "K" stand for.
