Mount Everest is not the hardest mountain to climb — here's what makes K2 so much worse
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Mount Everest is not the hardest mountain to climb — here's what makes K2 so much worse
The second-highest mountain in the world, K2, is harder to climb than Mount Everest. Vanessa O'Brien explains why fewer people make it to the top.
Sep 21, 2017
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