<Tr> <Th> First ascent </Th> <Td> 31 July 1954 Achille Compagnoni Lino Lacedelli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Easiest route </Th> <Td> Abruzzi Spur </Td> </Tr> <P> K2 (Urdu: کے ٹو ‬ ‎), also known as Mount Godwin - Austen or Chhogori (Balti and Urdu: چھوغوری ‬ ‎),, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest, at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located on the China--Pakistan border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit - Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China . K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang . </P> <P> K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent . It has the second - highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders . With around 300 successful summits and 77 fatalities, about one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit . It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side, so it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side . Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality - to - summit rate (191 summits and 61 fatalities), or the other eight thousanders, K2 has never been climbed during winter . Ascents have almost always been made in July and August (the warmest times of year); K2's more northern location makes it more susceptible to inclement and colder weather . </P>

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