House's Chimney

The House's Chimney, named after American climber Bill House, is a 100-foot tall crack in a rock wall, located on K2, a mountain on the China-Pakistan border. It was determined as the safest route to climb higher up the mountain. It was first climbed and named after Bill House, when he free climbed it in 1938.[1]

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