GII

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GII is the commonly used abbreviation for Gasherbrum II, an 8,000-meter-class mountain in the Karakoram range on the China–Pakistan border.

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GII canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Karakoram mountain
eight-thousander
international border mountain
mountain
alsoKnownAs GII
Gasherbrum II
surface form: Gasherbrum 2

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climateZone high-altitude alpine
climbingCategory expedition mountaineering
continent Asia
country China
Pakistan
elevation 8035 m
firstAscentBy Fritz Moravec
Hans Willenpart
Josef Larch
firstAscentDate 1956-07-07
firstAscentExpeditionNationality Austrian
hasListing Eight-thousander
Ultra-prominent peak
hasSubpeak Gasherbrum II
surface form: Gasherbrum II East
isPartOf Himalaya–Karakoram region
surface form: Himalaya–Karakoram mountain system
isPopularFor high-altitude mountaineering
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram
locatedInProtectedArea Central Karakoram National Park
locatedInRegion Gilgit-Baltistan
Xinjiang
locatedInSubrange Baltoro Muztagh
locatedOnBorderOf China
Pakistan
nameLanguage Balti
nameMeaning often interpreted as "beautiful mountain" or "shining wall" (for the massif)
nearestMajorGlacier Baltoro Glacier
Gasherbrum Glacier
parentPeak Gasherbrum I
partOf Gasherbrum massif
prominence 1523 m
rangeSection eastern Karakoram
rankingByElevation 13th-highest mountain on Earth
relativeDifficultyAmong8000ers considered one of the more accessible eight-thousanders
rockType sedimentary rock
standardRoute southwest ridge
typicalAccessPoint Skardu
typicalBaseCampElevation about 5000 m

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GII alsoKnownAs GII
subject surface form: Gasherbrum II