K2 is a lot harder to get to than Everest. At best it's 14 days from Islamabad but usually much longer and much harder to deal with. On the other hand, the longer, more gradual walk is better for acclimatizing. Almost all trekkers get to Everest Base Camp. But less than half get to K2 bc.
K2 basically has one viable route that 75% of climber take. It's a bottleneck like the Everest picture for the majority of the route not just the Hillary Step. One good thing though is that you can't fit a hundred tents at the higher camps on K2 so that thins it out a bit.
The SE ridge on Everest has some room to move around in other parts of the climb. Everest also splits the majority of climbers between two routes that get the majority of attempts.
K2 has worse weather and is much more technical for sure. But you can find a company to take you up if you want. It's a bit more than Everest but what's a few bucks.
There's a video of a Canadian falling down K2 last year. I won't post it because it's so awful. But it really shows the scale of the mountains there and what they can do to you.
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