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.

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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

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Black Pyramid partOf Abruzzi Spur route on K2
Godwin-Austen Glacier partOf Abruzzi Spur route on K2
this entity surface form: K2 climbing route via Abruzzi Spur
House Chimney partOf Abruzzi Spur route on K2
South-Southeast Ridge of K2 relativeDifficultyComparedTo Abruzzi Spur route on K2
this entity surface form: less technical than Abruzzi Spur
Godwin-Austen Glacier usedFor Abruzzi Spur route on K2
this entity surface form: K2 expeditions