Despite being nearly 800 feet shorter than Mount Everest, K2 is a more deadly mountain. Mountaineer Jake Meyer told Insider several critical factors contribute to making K2 so dangerous.

K2 stands 28,251 ft. making it the second highest mountain in the world, just 778 ft. shorter than Mt. Everest. K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, or Chhogori. Located in the Karakoram ...

K2 stands as one of the most feared and respected mountains in the world, notorious for being the deadliest peak to climb. Located on the border of Pakistan and China, K2 challenges even the most ...

Harila said Mount K2, the last one on her list, was the most difficult one to conquer. K2 is the second-highest peak in the world. After receiving a hero’s welcome at the Kathmandu airport in ...

On July 27, more than 150 people tried to summit K2 as a man lay dying in their path. Footage from the mountain would later shock the world when it showed climbers walking past him. But Insider's ...

“It was the first time that people get into that area near K2 and fly, and it was also the first time it was ever recorded.” The incredible flight to the world’s second-highest mountain ...

who named it as the second peak (K2) in the Karakoram range. The mountain's name, Mount Godwin-Austen, honors Henry Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of the region. The first successful summit of ...

K2 MOUNTAIN is earth's second-highest mountain, is notoriously difficult - and sometimes deadly - to climb. So where is it, and how did it get its name? Here's all you need to know. K2 is part of ...