Chogori (K2 Mountain) is the second highest mountain peak in the world, and the first in terms of mortality. Today it is no less famous peak than Everest. The height of Chogori is 8,611 meters above sea level, which is only 237 meters below Everest.
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Chogori - Killer Mountain
But there is something else in this mountain that makes thousands of climbers worry about it, this is its inaccessibility. In the common people, Mount Chogori is called the "mountain of death" or "mountain killer". The fact is that K2 is one of the most technically complex mountain ranges.
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Mount Chogori is also called “K2”. The second name spread spontaneously, after one of the explorers numbered the peaks in front of him, one of them was Chogori.
The correct pyramid, with steep snowy slopes, becomes inaccessible even to experienced climbers. The mountain has 66 deaths. The mortality rate of the mountain is 25%. And there are not even 300 who conquered it. In addition, there are isolated cases for a climber to be able to climb the mountain twice. The mountain in this regard is much more difficult than Cho Oyu peak in Nepal.
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Nobody ascended Chogori in winter. A successful ascent to K2 Mountain and the subsequent descent from the summit today take several days (not counting preparation), climbers usually use 3-4 base camps and Balti porters instead of the more traditional Sherpas for other eight-thousanders.
The main dangers of Chogori K2 are avalanches, falling seracs and stones, cracks on the approaches and the simultaneous descent of huge masses of snow. The weather on the mountain is usually bad, and accidents at an altitude of more than 8000 meters, near the very top, leave very little hope for help and rescue.
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The first attempt to conquer the mountain took place in 1902, but success was achieved only on July 31, 1954, when the Italians hoisted the flags of their homeland and Pakistan (A. Compagnoni from Valfurno and L. Lacedelli from Cortina d'Ampezzo) on top of K2.
Where is Mount Chogori (K2)
Chogori is located on the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakorum system. An interesting fact: scientists argued for a long time and could not choose a mountain system for it - the fact is that there is almost no separation between the Himalayas and the Karakoram. There was even a special conference at which it was decided to divide the Himalayas and the Karakorum.