Abruzzi Spur route on K2
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The Abruzzi Spur route on K2 is the mountain’s most commonly attempted and historically significant ascent line, following a prominent southeast ridge that includes several technical rock and ice sections.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K2 climbing route via Abruzzi Spur | 1 |
| K2 expeditions | 1 |
| less technical than Abruzzi Spur | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| associatedWithClimbers |
Achille Compagnoni
GENERATED
ⓘ
Lino Lacedelli GENERATED ⓘ |
| endsAtElevation | 8611 meters ⓘ |
| facesAspect | southeast ⓘ |
| followsFeature | southeast ridge of K2 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Abruzzi Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abruzzi Spur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevationGain | about 3600 meters ⓘ |
| hasClimbingGrade | approximately UIAA IV–V in hardest rock sections ⓘ |
| hasDifficultyDescription | technically and objectively serious ⓘ |
| hasFirstAscentYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| hasKeySection |
Black Pyramid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bottleneck NERFINISHED ⓘ House Chimney ⓘ Shoulder ⓘ traverse under the Great Serac ⓘ |
| hasObjectiveHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ high winds ⓘ rockfall ⓘ serac fall above the Bottleneck ⓘ |
| hasSeason | mainly climbed in summer ⓘ |
| hasTerrainType |
mixed rock and ice
ⓘ
steep snow slopes ⓘ |
| hasTypicalCamp |
Advanced Base Camp
ⓘ
Base Camp ⓘ Camp I NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp II NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp III ⓘ Camp IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCommonlyUsedBy |
commercial expeditions
ⓘ
independent expeditions ⓘ |
| isHistoricallySignificantFor |
being the line of the first successful ascent of K2
ⓘ
being the most frequently used route on K2 ⓘ |
| isMostCommonRouteOn | K2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | K2 normal route network ⓘ |
| isStandardRouteOn | K2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
Karakoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | K2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsNearElevation | about 5300 meters ⓘ |
| usedByFirstAscentExpedition | 1954 Italian K2 expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForFirstAscentOf | K2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
K2 climbing route via Abruzzi Spur
this entity surface form:
less technical than Abruzzi Spur
this entity surface form:
K2 expeditions