Aug 12 2023
Malubiting (مالونیتنگ) Malubiting is a massive 7,458-meter (24,469-foot) mountain in the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains of Pakistan’s Karakoram. Rising north of the Indus Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, it forms the highest point of an extensive multi-summited massif positioned between Rakaposhi to the west and Haramosh Peak to the south. Despite being one of the world’s highest and most …
Aug 05 2023
Nanga Parbat (نانگا پربت, Diamir) Nanga Parbat is one of the great giants of the Himalayas, rising dramatically above the valleys of northern Pakistan to an elevation of 8,126 meters (26,660 feet). It is the ninth-highest mountain in the world and one of only 14 generally recognized peaks that exceed 8,000 meters above sea level. …
Aug 05 2023
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 (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
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. …
