Stashing camp equipment just below in the Black Pyramid many climbers are forced to descend when they discover that their C3 has been destroyed by avalanches.

30 degree snow fields), it is prone to avalanche danger and extremely high winds funneling between K2 and Broad Peak.

Although this is more horizontal terrain (approx. C2 to C3 is the most technical section of the climb, with approximately 400 meters of vertical and near-vertical climbing on mixed rock and ice in a region known as the 'Black Pyramid.'Īt the top of the Black Pyramid, C3 is traditionally placed on the Shoulder. The climb to C2 includes a 50-meter off-width crack called House’s Chimney which is currently a spider’s web of old ropes.Ĭ2 is sheltered by a large rock, but can get extremely windy and cold. The route starts with approximately 1000 m of climbing on loose scree (bring a helmet!) with significantĭanger of rocks falling from Camp 1 and above.Ĭ1 is exposed but relatively secure, with little or no history of avalanche danger. The climb The Pakistan side The Abruzzi Spur (South East Ridge)įirst climbed by Italians in 1954, this is the closest to a 'normal' route on K2, but is still very difficult and statistically the most dangerous.

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