K2: Shadow of the Himalayas

Few peaks on Earth evoke such fear and fascination as K2. Standing sentinel at the meeting point of Pakistan and China, it's a mountain that has claimed more than over 80 climbers . It's earned its grim alias, website "The Devil's Smoke," due to the deadly conditions it presents. Climbers brave winds that can whirl at speeds exceeding 90 knots, tem

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