According to the company, the two were climbing an unexplored route on the west face of K2, an 8,611-meter-high ... by a rope about 6,300 meters up the mountain.” “I am not able to confirm ...

Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima have reached the West Face of K2 ... Naila Kiani of Pakistan summited K2 last year and is now returning to the mountain to lead a cleaning expedition.

K2 – the world’s second highest peak ... Alpamayo is frequently cited as Earth’s most beautiful mountain. Its southwest face is instantly recognizable, brilliantly white, outshining even ...

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