Mount Everest vs K2 - Documentary

A short documentary on a comparison of Mount Everest and K2. The two mightiest mountain peaks which represent their respective mountain ranges - the Himalaya and the Karakorum. In addition to being the highest peak, the Mount Everest is also the world's most prominent peak with a prominence of 8,848 meters. The prominence of K2 is 4,020 meters. The topographic isolation of Mount Everest is infinite whereas the K2' is isolated upto 1,315.6 kilometers. This is the shortest distance between mount Everest and K-2.

The mount Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as significant hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. Weather remains the biggest challenge for climbers on 8000 meter peaks. But the weather conditions on K-2 are worse than Everest - thus reducing summit success. K2 sits to the west of other high and large Karakoram peaks thus takes the brunt of the west to east weather fronts. The weather has been notoriously difficult to predict and many deaths have occurred as a result of weather surprises.
The death rate of climbers on K-2 is much higher than the Everest. The death rate is about 4% for mount Everest but it is 23% for K2. In 2008, eleven people died that season – the worst ever on K2. On 18 April 2014, 16 Sherpas died in Nepal due to the avalanche that swept them off Mount Everest.
The mountaineering and climbing data specifies that K-2 is tougher than the mount Everest! K2 is the only eight-thousand meter peak that has never been climbed during winter or from its East Face. Even though K2 is lower than mount Everest by about 800 feet, the climbing comprises of an entirely different level of difficulty, complexity and skills-set. K2 climbers must have proven long term skills in rock, ice, snow and several other climbing techniques. Any lacking may cause fatal results and death.

The successful number of summits also has an enormous difference. More than 7,500 climbers have summit Everest. On the other hand, the number of successful summits on K2 is still less than 400!

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