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Askole
Askole, Askoli, or Askoly () is a small town located in Braldo Valley (district Shigar), in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. Askole lies in a remote region of the Karakoram mountains above sea level. It is notable for being the final settlement before the wilderness of the high Karakorams begins. Askole is the gateway to four of the world's 14 highest peaks known as Eight-thousanders (above ), and is the launchpad for mountaineering expeditions to K2, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and other major mountains. Expeditions Expeditions to the following peaks are launched from Askole: * K2, second highest peak in the world at 8,611 m * Gasherbrum I, 11th highest in the world at 8,080 m. * Broad Peak, 12th highest in the world at 8,047 m. * Gasherbrum II, 13th highest in the world at 8,035 m. * Gasherbrum III, 7,946 m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.) * Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest in the world at 7,932 m. * Masherbrum (K1), 22nd hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baintha Brakk
__NOTOC__ Baintha Brakk () or The Ogre is a steep, craggy mountain, high, in the Panmah Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.This region is disputed, and is claimed by India to be an integral part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is famous for being one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb: twenty-four years elapsed between the first ascent in 1977 and the second in 2001. Location Baintha Brakk rises above the north side of the Biafo Glacier, one of the major glaciers of the central Karakoram. It lies about north of Skardu, the major town of the region, and about north of the roadhead at Askole.''Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram'' by Jerzy Wala, 1990. Published by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research. Notable features Baintha Brakk is exceptional in its combination of altitude, height above local terrain, and steepness. It is a complex granite tower, steeper and rockier than mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum IV (; ), surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent mountain under eight thousand meters in Pakistan. One of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif, its immense West Face looms over the glacial junction of Concordia. The Name "Gasherbrum" is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to this face's tendency to reflect the rays of the setting sun, but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) and "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."H. Adams Carter, "Balti Place Names in the Karakoram", ''American Alpine Journal'' 49 (1975), p. 53. Despite its lower height relative to the surrounding eight-thousanders, Gasherbrum IV is a venerated challenge among mountaineers. Notable ascents and attempts See also * List of mountains in Pakistan * List of highest mountains There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of or gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitre Peak (Pakistan)
Mitre Peak () is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range near Concordia in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... Mitre Peak marks the confluence of the branches of the Baltoro Glacier with the Gasherbrum branch arriving from the SE and the Godwin Austin branch arriving from the NE. It sits across from Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain on Earth. File:Mitre Peak, Karakoram Range, Pakistan.jpg, Mitre Peak from Concordia Camp, June 2014 References External links Mitre Peak on SummitPost Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan Six-thousanders of the Karakoram {{Pakistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trango Towers
__NOTOC__ The Trango Towers () are a family of rock towers situated in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, in the northern part of Pakistan. The Towers have some of the world's largest cliffs and offer some of the most challenging big wall climbing opportunities. Each year, climbers from around the world embark on expeditions to the Karakoram region to climb these granite faces. The Trango Towers are situated to the north of the Baltoro Glacier and are part of the Baltoro Muztagh, which is a sub-range of the Karakoram. The highest point within the group is the summit of ''Great Trango Tower'' at , the east face of which features the world's greatest nearly vertical drop. Structure of the group All of the Trango Towers lie on a ridge, running northwest to southeast, with Trango Glacier to the west and the Dunge Glacier to the east. Great Trango itself is a large massif, with three distinct summits: Main (), East (), and West (). It is a complex combination of steep snow/ice gullies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biarchedi
Biarchedi Peak () is a mountain peak on the south of the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan. In its southwest is Masherbrum (7,806 m) and in its east is the Mitre Peak (6,010 m). In its northeast is the Biarchedi Glacier that flows north into the Baltoro Glacier. See also *Northern Areas Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute bet ... References External links Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan Six-thousanders of the Karakoram {{NorthernAreas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Dome (Concordia)
Snow Dome () is 7150m high mountain in the Karakoram range near Concordia in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It lies in the east of Chogolisa Peak (7,665 m) and in the southwest of Baltoro Kangri (7,312 m). Another mountain, located in the Chaprot Pass region of Gilgit–Baltistan, is also called Snow Dome, though that one is of considerably less height at 5,029 m. See also * Baltoro Glacier The Baltoro Glacier (; ) is a glacier located in the Shigar District of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. It stretches for in length. It is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It is home to some of the world’s high ... * Highest Mountains of the World References Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muztagh Tower
Muztagh Tower (), also Mustagh Tower; ''Muztagh'': icy mountain), is a mountain situated in Baltoro Muztagh, which is a segment of the Karakoram range. It straddles the border of the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Muztagh Tower is located between the basins of the Baltoro Glacier, Baltoro and Sarpo Laggo Glacier, Sarpo Laggo glaciers. Early prominence The Mustagh Tower gained attention through a photograph captured by Vittorio Sella during the 1909 Italian expedition to K2. The picture was taken from the upper Baltoro, from a vantage point located due southeast of the mountain. In this photograph, the twin summits of Mustagh Tower appeared perfectly aligned, giving the mountain the appearance of a slender tooth and making it seem extremely impregnable. This image was featured in a book on mountaineering in 1941 with the caption "The Last Citadel". First and second ascents Nearly five decades after Vittorio Sella's photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chogolisa
Chogolisa ( derived from ''Chogo Ling Sa''; literally "Great Hunt") is a trapezoidal mountain located in the Karakoram range within the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is situated near the Baltoro Glacier in the Concordia region, which is renowned for hosting some of the world's tallest peaks. Chogolisa has several peaks, the highest being its southwest face (Chogolisa I), which reaches an elevation of 7,665 meters (25,148 feet). On the northeast side, the second-highest peak stands at 7,654 meters in height and was named "Bride Peak" by Martin Conway in 1892. In 1909, a party led by Duke of the Abruzzi reached from a base camp located on the northern side and a high camp on the Chogolisa saddle at 6,335 m. Bad weather stopped the party from ascending further, but their climb established a new world altitude record which wasn't beaten until 13 years later, when Mallory, Norton and Somervell reached on the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition. Austrian mountaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masherbrum
Masherbrum, formerly known as K1, is a mountain located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the Karakoram mountain range. It has an elevation of 7,821 metres (25,659 feet), ranking as the 22nd highest mountain in the world and the 9th highest in the region administered by Pakistan. Masherbrum was the first peak mapped during the Great Trigonometrical Survey, resulting in its designation as "K1". Etymology The etymology of the name "Masherbrum" is a source of debate, and the exact origin of the name may still be open to interpretation and further research. While "brum" is thought to mean "mountain" in Balti, the origin of "masher" is unclear. One theory is that it comes from "mashadar," which means a muzzle-loader, possibly alluding to the distinctive curvature or shape of its summit as seen from the Baltoro Glacier (In Persian, "masheh" refers to both matchlock and trigger, while "dar" is a suffix that means "having"). Others have pointed out that "masha" means lady, so "Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasherbrum III
Gasherbrum III (); ), surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV. Gasherbrum III fails to meet a topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.Some sources use a lower cutoff value, and consider Gasherbrum III to be independent. Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the worldIn fact no summit in 1975 was both higher and more topographically prominent. up to its first ascent in 1975, by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition. See also * List of mountains in Pakistan * List of highest mountains There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of or greater above sea level. Of these, 14 are more than . The vast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
