K 2 Pakistan

K-2 or Mount Godwin Austen is the second highest mountain peak of world and the highest peak in Pakistan. Its elevation is 8,611 metres. This sky-scraping mountain in the Karakoram Range is referred to as Chogori in local dialect. Chogori is a Balti word, which means ‘King of mountains’. It is situated on the Pak-China border. To scale the mountain one can use the conventional and more trustworthy path that passes through Skardu. Skardu is a small hilly town in the north of Pakistan, which is well linked by road and air link with Islamabad. One can take the Shigar-Dassu- Askole route from Skardu to scale the K-2.
In the early years K-2 witnessed many ascents and today the peak has been climbed from all the sides. But the adventure lovers every now and then try to take a new and diverse route to conqueror the mountain.