Mt. Everest is the tallest (and still growing) mountain in the world at29.029, while K-2 in the Karakoram Range (jingoistically known as The American Mountain) is a "mere" 28,251, making it number two in the altitude pantheon.
Nonetheless, this climbing season has seen 508 people summit Everest (with three deaths) and no one summit K2 (and two deaths).
For more news from the 8000 meter peaks, click on the Everest News toggle to the left. (Er ... my other left. That's to say, the right.)
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