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Aug 05 2023
Kanjut Sar
Kanjut Sar (Kunjudh Sar, کنجت سر) Kanjut Sar is a remote and imposing mountain in the Hispar Muztagh of the Karakoram, rising to approximately 7,760 meters (25,459 feet) in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Although less internationally famous than nearby giants such as K2, the mountain ranks among the highest peaks on Earth and is one of the …
Aug 04 2023
Laila Peak (Hushe Valley)
Laila Peak (لیلی چوٹی) Laila Peak is one of the most distinctive mountains in Pakistan’s Karakoram, rising in an extraordinarily sharp spear of rock, snow and ice above the Gondogoro Glacier near Hushe Valley. The mountain reaches approximately 6,096 meters (20,000 feet) and belongs to the Masherbrum Range of Gilgit-Baltistan. Although Laila Peak is far …
Aug 04 2023
Kunyang Chhish
Khunyang Chhish (Kunyang Chhish, کنیانگ چش) Kunyang Chhish is one of the great high mountains of Pakistan’s Karakoram, rising to 7,852 meters (25,761 feet) in the remote Hispar Muztagh of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is generally ranked as the 21st-highest mountain in the world and is the second-highest major summit of the Hispar Muztagh after Distaghil Sar. …
Jul 30 2023
Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen)
Breithorn Breithorn is a prominent 3,780-meter (12,402-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising high above the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley, it forms part of the rugged alpine divide between the cantons of Bern and Valais and separates the Lauterbrunnental on its northern side from the Lötschental to the south. The mountain is often called …
Jul 30 2023
Mittaghorn
Mittaghorn (Tachaigne) Mittaghorn is a 3,892-meter (12,769-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, rising on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It stands near the head of the Lauterbrunnen Valley and above the Lötschental, surrounded by an impressive landscape of high glaciers, sharp ridges and neighboring peaks approaching or exceeding 4,000 …
