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K2

Shigar district · 8,611 m

K2 is 8,611 m high, the second highest mountain on earth and one of the great sights of the Karakoram.

K2 stands at the head of the Godwin Austen glacier, where the Baltoro divides. It rises about 3,600 m above Concordia, and from there it is seen end on, a single perfect pyramid, which is the moment many trekkers say the trip was made for.

Kind SummitDistrict ShigarElevation 8,611 mPosition 35.881° N, 76.513° E

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K2 from Broad Peak Base Camp, Shigar
K2 from Broad Peak Base Camp, ShigarZacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0

About K2

The walk goes up the Godwin Austen glacier to K2 Base Camp, at about 5,150 m on our itinerary, then to the Gilkey Memorial, then back to Concordia. It is a nine hour day with a view of K2 at the end of it. The guidebook lists the route from Askoli by way of Concordia and Broad Peak as 12 to 14 days.

K2 lies in the Central Karakoram National Park, which was established in 1993. The park holds the largest glacier systems outside the polar regions, and four peaks over 8,000 m.

The mountain is best seen with your own eyes. On our itinerary the base camp day comes after a night at Concordia, so you walk up fresh.

The expedition that reaches K2

K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La

Baltoro, Baltistan

K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La

The Baltoro in full: Trango, Masherbrum, Broad Peak, then Concordia, where four of the world's fourteen eight thousanders stand in one view.

Days
21
Highest point
5,585 m
Grade
Severe

Elsewhere in Shigar

Swipe along the district, from the valley floor to the summits.