K2 trivia
K2 Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Question 1
Climbers call K2 the "Savage Mountain" because it holds what deadly distinction compared to Mount Everest?
Approximately one person dies on K2 for every four who reach the summit, a much steeper toll than Everest's historical death rate of around one percent.
Question 2
A 19th-century survey gave K2 its alphanumeric name to mark it as the second peak measured in which range?
British surveyor T.G. Montgomerie sketched the range in 1856, assigning "K" for Karakoram and numbering the peaks in the order he saw them from afar.
Question 3
Unlike Mount Everest, K2 lacks an ancient local name because its harsh surroundings prevent what?
K2 is entirely invisible from the nearest inhabited villages, meaning indigenous populations had no reason to create a local name for the hidden peak.
Question 4
Mountaineers on K2 face the "Bottleneck," a deadly pathway located directly beneath what natural hazard?
Climbers must traverse a steep slope beneath towering ice seracs, which are unstable hanging glaciers that can unexpectedly break off and trigger deadly avalanches.