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8611 m — height of K2, world's second summit
K2 in the Karakoram stands exactly 8611 metres. The world's second-highest peak is considered technically harder than Everest, with a ~25% fatality rate.
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First ascent of K2 — 1954
On 31 July 1954, Italians Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni first summited K2 — regarded by climbers as more prestigious than Everest.
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Sum 16 → 7: tower reveals wisdom
8+6+1+1=16→7. In Tarot, 16 is the Tower — sudden destruction of illusions. The path to seven-wisdom through collapse: K2 crushes the overconfident.
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