Shaigiri () is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

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# ...

's western

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

. The peak rises precipitously from the south end of the

Rupal Valley The Rupal Valley () is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. It lies on the southern side of Nanga Parbat, and is accessed via the Astore Valley, which leaves the Karakoram Highway at Juglot, some south ...

, soaring above sea level and some above the valley floor. To its east stands

Rupal Peak Rupal Peak () is a mountain in Pakistan's western Himalayas. The peak is located just south of the Nanga Parbat on the Rupal Valley and is sometimes climbed by mountaineers as they acclimatize for higher altitude peaks. Despite its unique beauty, ...

, to its west, the iceflows of

Rupal Glacier Rupal Glacier or Toshain Glacier is an alpine glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Ranging an elevation of to , it starts north of Toshain Peak with height of () and flows northeastward, ...

. Despite its impressive height and unique pyramid shape, Shaigiri is greatly overshadowed by its giant neighbor to the north, the 8,126-metre

Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat () (; ), known locally as Diamer (), is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth and its summit is at above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-a ...

. Though the peak itself is seldom climbed, its northern base camp () is a summer destination for travelers, mountaineers and local herdsmen. The peak is highly visible from most of the Rupal Valley. From Shaigiri's base, Nanga Parbat's

Rupal Face Nanga Parbat () (; ), known locally as Diamer (), is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth and its summit is at above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-a ...

and the eastern end of the Mazeno Wall are visible. Shaigiri is accessible via the

Astore Valley The Astore Valley (; el. ) is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. History According to '' The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', around 1600: See also * Rama Lake * Minimarg Valley * Rupal Valley ...

, which opens to the great

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Himalayan river of South Asia, South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northw ...

south of

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

. Most treks to Shaigiri, the Mazeno Pass and Nanga Parbat's

are staged from the remote village of Tarashing, which is reached by jeep from Astore. Astore can be reached by bus or jeep from

, a major town on the

Karakorum Highway The Karakoram Highway (, ), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (), N-35, and the ChinaPakistan Friendship Highway, is a national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gi ...

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Nanga Parbat Trekking To Shaigiri With Concordia Expeditions
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