K2: The Devil's Smoke
Few peaks on Earth evoke such fear and awe as K2. Standing sentinel at the border of Pakistan and China, it's a mountain that has claimed more than 90 lives . It's earned its grim moniker , "The Devil's Smoke," due to the deadly conditions it presents. Climbers brave winds that can whirl at speeds exceeding 90 knots, temperatures that plummet to -6