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The most difficult alpine climbs in the world tantalize us not only because of the physical feats and courage displayed by the mountaineers who try them. We’re also fixated because of the sheer walls and razor-thin aretes, the howling high-altitude winds, the clattering rockfalls and yawning crevasses and devastating avalanches, and all the other attributes of great mountains express pure wildness and remoteness. Here we round up some of the very hardest alpine climbs in the world. This isn’t an exhaustive list, and it’s presented in no particular order. Read on to learn about—and then maybe dream about—some of the hardest mountains to climb on earth! (1) K2 (28,251 feet)—Pakistan/China King of the Karakoram Range, K2 is the second-tallest mountain in the world and, famously, a far trickier climb from a technical standpoint than Mount Everest. This remote, gargantuan pyramid
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