Mountain Exploration | MCQs

Explanation

• Ashraf Aman, a mountaineer, adventurer, and engineer.
• He became the first Pakistani to summit K2 in 1977.
• He received the Pride of Performance Award in 1982.
• Pakistani climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara went missing on K2 with two foreign climbers on 5 February 2021.
• Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb K2 in July 2022.

Explanation

K2 mountain was first discovered and measured by the Survey of India in 1856, and first named for English topographer Henry Godwin - Austen

K2 is also referred to as Mount Godwin-Austen in honor of Henry Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of the region.

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K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin

K2 height in feet 28,251

K2 height in meters 8,611 meters

the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest

It is located on China–Pakistan border

It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan

Of the five highest mountains in the world, K2 is the deadliest

In 1977, Ashraf Aman became the first Pakistani to reach the summit of K2.