North Ridge of K2

E271104
climbing route mountaineering route

The North Ridge of K2 is a major, technically demanding climbing route on the world’s second-highest mountain, rising from the Chinese side and known for its extreme altitude, exposure, and objective hazards.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
North Ridge of K2 canonical 1
North Ridge route on K2 1
South-Southeast Spur of K2 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ
accessedVia Chinese base camp on K2 ⓘ
approachFrom Chinese side of K2 ⓘ
associatedWith K2 ⓘ
climbedBy expedition teams ⓘ
climbingGrade technical high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ
comparedToOtherRoutesOnK2 less frequently climbed than the Abruzzi Spur ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
difficulty very high ⓘ
elevationGain approximately 3600 metres ⓘ
exposureLevel very high ⓘ
hazards altitude sickness ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
icefall ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
severe storms ⓘ
highestPoint K2 ⓘ
surface form: K2 summit
knownAs North Ridge of K2 ⓘ
surface form: North Ridge route on K2
locatedIn China ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
locatedOn K2 ⓘ
locatedOnSideOfMountain north side of K2 ⓘ
mountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
notableCharacteristic long summit push distance from high camp ⓘ
remote and committing nature ⓘ
notableFor exposure ⓘ
extreme altitude ⓘ
objective hazards ⓘ
objectiveDangerLevel very high ⓘ
partOf north side routes of K2 ⓘ
standard route network on K2 ⓘ
requires advanced technical climbing skills ⓘ
fixed ropes ⓘ
high-altitude experience ⓘ
supplemental oxygen (optional but sometimes used) ⓘ
requiresPermitFrom Chinese authorities ⓘ
routeType ridge route ⓘ
season typically climbed in summer ⓘ
summitElevation 8611 metres ⓘ
terrain mixed rock and ice ⓘ
steep snow slopes ⓘ
usedFor expedition climbing ⓘ
high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abruzzi Spur → isComparedWith → North Ridge of K2 ⓘ
Cesen Route → alsoKnownAs → North Ridge of K2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: South-Southeast Spur of K2
North Ridge of K2 → knownAs → North Ridge of K2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Ridge route on K2