K2 base camp

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geographical location mountaineering base camp

K2 base camp is the primary high-altitude staging area for climbers attempting to summit K2, located on the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
K2 Base Camp 2
K2 base camp canonical 2
Askole–Baltoro–K2 base camp 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location ⓘ
mountaineering base camp ⓘ
accessedFrom Askole ⓘ
Skardu ⓘ
activityType expedition camping ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
associatedWith Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
K2 ⓘ
Karakoram mountaineering expeditions ⓘ
climate cold and arid ⓘ
environment high-altitude alpine ⓘ
hasFacility communications tents ⓘ
expedition kitchens ⓘ
tent platforms ⓘ
locatedInCountry Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
locatedInRegion Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
locatedNear K2 ⓘ
locatedOn Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
name K2 base camp self-link ⓘ
nearbyFeature Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
surface form: Concordia (Baltoro–Godwin-Austen confluence)

Godwin-Austen Glacier ⓘ
notableFor harsh weather conditions ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ
views of K2 and surrounding peaks ⓘ
partOf K2 normal ascent routes infrastructure ⓘ
primaryFunction staging area for K2 summit attempts ⓘ
requiresPermitFrom Pakistani authorities ⓘ
riskFactor altitude sickness ⓘ
extreme weather ⓘ
glacial hazards ⓘ
seasonalUse mainly summer climbing season ⓘ
terrainType glacial moraine ⓘ
ice and rock ⓘ
trekDurationApprox 10–14 days from roadhead ⓘ
typicalAccessRoute Baltoro Glacier trek ⓘ
usedBy high-altitude porters ⓘ
international climbing expeditions ⓘ
local support staff ⓘ
usedFor acclimatization ⓘ
expedition logistics ⓘ
high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Shigar Valley → accessRouteTo → K2 base camp ⓘ
Shigar Valley → trekRoute → K2 base camp ⓘ
this entity surface form: Askole–Baltoro–K2 base camp
Shigar Valley → trekRoute → K2 base camp ⓘ
this entity surface form: Askole–Gasherbrum base camps
Concordia → accessRouteTo → K2 base camp ⓘ
subject surface form: Concordia (Karakoram)
this entity surface form: K2 Base Camp
K2 base camp → name → K2 base camp self-link ⓘ
Godwin-Austen Glacier → connectedTo → K2 base camp ⓘ
this entity surface form: K2 Base Camp