Summit elevation8,611 m
29.9 trillionGold atoms
1,860Toyota Corollas
86,110Harmonica lengths
Second highest on Earth
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K2
The Savage Mountain/Mountains
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth and widely considered the most dangerous to climb. Sitting in the Karakoram range on the China-Pakistan border, it has a fatality rate of roughly one death for every four summits. Unlike Everest, there has never been a successful winter ascent without supplemental oxygen.
Measurements
Average summit temperature227 K
7.3 tenthsHot baths
8.9 tenthsDeep freezers
7.2 tenthsLive chickens
Approximately -46 degrees C
Prominence4,020 m
100 millionthsEarth circumferences
2.7 hundredthsBig Island lengths
South face vertical drop3,400 m
3,720Tennis nets
486Tow truck lengths
One of the tallest mountain faces in the world
Summit air pressure33,000 Pa
2.06Systolic blood pressures
3.11Diastolic blood pressures
3.7 hundredthsEspresso machine pressures
Slightly lower than Everest due to latitude and atmospheric variations
Typical summit wind speed56 m/s
4,308Garden snails
8.36Cyclists
25.5Olympic swimmers
Ferocious winds contribute to K2's lethal reputation