This picture of Alex Gavan in July 2019 shows K2 in the background Two European mountaineers embark this week on a bitterly cold, week-long trek to reach base camp on the world's second highest ...

K2, which is only 200m shorter than Everest, is part of the Karakoram Range that straddles the Pakistan-China border. One of only 14 mountains higher than 8,000m, it is widely considered the most ...