K2: AN APEX OF TERROR

Few peaks on Earth evoke such fear and awe as K2. Standing sentinel at the meeting point of Pakistan and China, it's a gigantic wall that has claimed more than upwards of 75 mountaineers. It's earned its grim nickname, "The Devil's Smoke," due to the deadly conditions it presents. Climbers brave winds that can gust at speeds exceeding 90 knots, tem