Few summits on Earth command such trepidation as K2. This colossal titan of the Karakoram range, piercing upwards to the skies at a staggering 8,611 meters, stands as a monument to unrelenting raw power. Its unforgiving slopes and treacherous icefalls have claimed {many{ lives since its first ascent in 1954. K2 is not merely a mountain; it is a tes