K2: SHADOW OF THE HIMALAYAS

Few peaks on Earth evoke such fear and reverence as K2. Standing sentinel at the meeting point of Pakistan and China, it's a mountain that has claimed more than 90 lives . It's earned its grim nickname, "The Devil's Smoke," due to the hazardous conditions it presents. Climbers brave winds that can gust at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour, tempera