On 9 August 1977, 23 years after the Italian expedition, Ichiro Yoshizawa led the second successful ascent, with Ashraf Aman as the first native Pakistani climber.
9. kolovoza 1977., 23 godine nakon talijanske ekspedicije., japanac Ichiro Yoshizawa predvodio je drugi uspješan uspon, zajedno s Ashrafom Amanom, prvim pakistancem na vrhu K2.