Editing K2 (section)

===Recent records, attempts and notable events===
{{see also|List of deaths on eight-thousanders#K2}}

;2004
:In 2004, the Spanish climber [[Carlos Soria Fontán]] became the oldest person ever to summit K2, at the age of 65.<ref name=k2summiters />
;2008
: On 1 August 2008, [[2008 K2 disaster|a group of climbers went missing]] after a large piece of ice fell during an avalanche, taking out the fixed ropes on part of the route; four climbers were rescued, but 11, including [[Meherban Karim]] from Pakistan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kamran|date=20 December 2020|title=Karim The Dream|url=https://www.kamranonbike.com/karim-the-dream/|access-date=9 February 2021|website=Kamran On Bike|language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Ger McDonnell]], the first Irish person to reach the summit, were confirmed dead.<ref name=cnn_2008_0803/>
;2009
: Despite several attempts, nobody reached the summit.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
;2010
: On 6 August 2010, [[Fredrik Ericsson]], who intended to ski from the summit, joined [[Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner]] on the way to the summit of K2. Ericsson fell {{convert|1000|metres}} and was killed. Kaltenbrunner aborted her summit attempt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stern.de/news2/aktuell/oesterreicherin-bricht-nach-tod-ihres-gefaehrten-besteigung-von-k2-ab-1590619.html|title=Österreicherin bricht nach Tod ihres Gefährten Besteigung von K2 ab|trans-title=Austrian cancels ascent of K2 after death of her companion|newspaper=Stern|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820034057/http://www.stern.de/news2/aktuell/oesterreicherin-bricht-nach-tod-ihres-gefaehrten-besteigung-von-k2-ab-1590619.html|archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref>
:Despite several attempts, nobody reached the summit.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
;2011
: On 23 August 2011, a team of four climbers reached the summit of K2 from the North side. [[Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner]] became the first woman to complete all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental [[oxygen]].<ref name="Exweb_2011_0826"/> Kazakhs [[Maxut Zhumayev]] and Vassiliy Pivtsov completed their eight-thousanders quest. The fourth team member was Dariusz Załuski from Poland.<ref name="Exweb_2011_0825"/>
;2012
: The year started with a Russian team aiming for a first winter ascent. This expedition ended with the death of Vitaly Gorelik due to frostbite and pneumonia. The Russian team cancelled the ascent.<ref name="Exweb_2012_0209"/> In the summer season, K2 saw a record crowd standing on its summit—28 climbers in a single day—bringing the total for the year to 30.<ref name="Exweb_2012_0803"/>
;2014
: On 26 July 2014, the first team of Pakistani climbers scaled K2. There were six Pakistani and three Italian climbers in the expedition, called K2 60 Years Later, according to BBC. Previously, K2 had only been summited by individual Pakistanis as part of international expeditions.<ref name=bbc_2014_0726/> Another team, consisting of [[Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita]], [[Maya Sherpa]], and [[Dawa Yangzum Sherpa]], became the first Nepali women to climb K2.<ref name="r+i">{{cite news|title=First All-Female Nepalese Team Summits K2|first=Chris|last=Parker|date=29 July 2014|magazine=[[Rock & Ice]]|url=http://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/first-all-female-nepalese-team-summits-k2}}</ref>
:On 27 July 2014, [[Garrett Madison]] led a team of three American climbers and six Sherpas to summit K2.<ref name=outside_2014_0709/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://madisonmountaineering.com/dispatches/k2/k2-14/|website=Madison Mountaineering|title=Dispatches: K2 2014|date=2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On this day, Alan Arnette became the oldest American to summit the mountain at the age of 58.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Arnette |url=https://www.alanarnette.com/#:~:text=Alan%20Arnette%20is%20a%20Coach,his%20birthday%20July%2027,%202014. |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.alanarnette.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Arnette Biography |url=https://www.himalayanstoveproject.org/alan-arnette-bio |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.himalayanstoveproject.org |language=en}}</ref> On 31 July 2014, [[Boyan Petrov]] completed the first Bulgarian ascent, just 8 days after climbing [[Broad Peak]].<ref>{{cite web |title=With Diabetes to the Top |url=https://www.diabetes-m.com/blog/news/with-diabetes-to-the-top-campaign-starts-with-a-wall-climbing-competition-for-children/ |website=Diabetes:M |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
;2017
: On 28 July 2017, [[Vanessa O'Brien]] led an international team of 12 with Mingma Gyalje Sherpa of Dreamers Destination to the summit of K2 and became the first British and American woman to summit K2, and the eldest woman to summit K2 at the age of 52 years old.<ref name="vanessaaugust2017thenation">{{cite web|author=Staff Reporter|title=Vanessa thanks Pakistan govt for help in scaling K-2|url=http://nation.com.pk/sports/16-Aug-2017/vanessa-thanks-pakistan-govt-for-help-in-scaling-k-2|website=The Nation|date=16 August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017}}</ref> She paid tribute to [[Julie Tullis]] and [[Alison Hargreaves]], two British women who summited K2, in 1986 and 1995 respectively, but died during their descents. Other notable summits included [[John Snorri Sigurjónsson]] and Dawa Gyalje Sherpa who joined his sister (Dawa Yangzum Sherpa), becoming the second set of siblings to summit K2.<ref name="sigurjonssonaugust2017thehim">{{cite news|last1=Pokhrel|first1=Rajan|title=Vanessa O'Brien, John Snorri set record as 12 scale Mt K2|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/vanessa-obrien-john-snorri-set-record-as-12-scale-mt-k2/|work=The Himalayan Times|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> Both Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and Fazal Ali recorded their second K2 summits.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
;2018
:2018 became the record year for highest number of summits in a season, at 62.<ref name="LessSavage"/>
:On 22 July 2018, [[Garrett Madison]] became the first American climber to reach the summit of K2 more than once when he led an international team of eight climbers, nine Nepali Sherpas, four Pakistani high-altitude porters, and two other Madison Mountaineering guides to the summit.<ref>{{cite web |title=K2 2018 Summer Coverage: Record Weekend on K2 and a Death |url=http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2018/07/23/k2-2018-summer-coverage-record-weekend-on-k2-and-a-death/ |website=The Blog on alanarnette.com |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madisonmountaineering.com/dispatches/k2/k2-2018/|title=K2 2018 Archives|website=Madison Mountaineering|access-date=13 November 2019|archive-date=13 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113002343/https://madisonmountaineering.com/dispatches/k2/k2-2018/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:On 22 July 2018, Polish mountaineer and mountain runner [[Andrzej Bargiel]] became the first person to ski from summit to base camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/first-ski-descent-on-k2|title=First Ski descent on K2|date=22 July 2018|work=dreamwanderlust.com}}</ref>
;2019
:On 25 July 2019, [[Anja Blacha]] became the first German woman to summit K2. She climbed without the use of supplemental oxygen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=K2 summiteer Anja Blacha: "More flexible on the mountain without breathing mask"|url=https://abenteuer-berg.de/en/k2-summiteer-anja-blacha-more-flexible-on-the-mountain-without-breathing-mask/|date=7 August 2019|website=Adventure Mountain|language=en-GB|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
;2022
:On 22 July 2022, 145 summits on K2 were recorded in a single day, making it a record for the highest number of summits in a single day ever on K2. The 2022 season also saw the highest number of summits in a season at 200, taking over the previous record of 62 summits in 2018.<ref name="LessSavage"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2023/08/01/k2-2023-coverage-sherpas-dominate-k2/ |title=K2 2023 Coverage: Sherpas Dominate K2 |first=Alan |last=Arnette |date=1 August 2023 |access-date=11 July 2024}}</ref>
:On 28 July 2022, [[Adriana Brownlee]] became the youngest woman to climb K2 when she summited at age 21.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-02 |title=Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62391945 |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
;2023
:2023 was also a busy season like 2022, with an estimated 112 summits on the only viable weather window of July 27. Norwegian mountaineer [[Kristin Harila]] and her guide, Nepali mountaineer [[Tenjen Sherpa]] successfully completed their summit of K2 on the same day, and set a record for the fastest climb of all 14 eight-thousanders in 92 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/tenjin-sherpa-from-field-to-summit-of-14-peaks-in-92-days-with-kristin-harila |title=Tenjin Sherpa from field to summit of 14 peaks in 92 days with Kristin Harila |author=Sangay Sherpa |date=29 July 2023 |website=The Himalayan Times |access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref>