'Where in the World' Competition

WIN R500 | Name the country that’s home to the perilous K2 peak

Two climbers have become the first South Africans to summit the world's second-highest mountain. Name its country and you could win a cash prize

31 July 2022 - 00:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

What I know about mountaineering amounts to pretty much a baby mole hill, so it took me a second to double take on the news that two local climbers have become the first South Africans to summit K2. Like, ever? In the year 2022?  ..

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