Aug 19 2023
Diran Diran is a 7,266-meter (23,838-foot) mountain in the western Karakoram of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising east of the much larger Rakaposhi massif, it is one of the most recognizable mountains above the Nagar and Hunza region, where its broad snow-covered pyramid contrasts sharply with the jagged granite and ice peaks surrounding it. The mountain was …
Aug 14 2023
Baltistan Peak / K6 Baltistan Peak, better known as K6, is a 7,282-meter (23,891-foot) mountain in the Masherbrum Mountains of the Karakoram in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising above the remote Nangmah, Charakusa, Lachit, and Kondus glacier systems, it is one of the most impressive high mountains of the Hushe region and one of the Karakoram’s more …
Aug 13 2023
Baltoro Kangri (بلتورو کنگری) Baltoro Kangri is a vast snow-and-ice mountain rising above the head of the famous Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram. Reaching approximately 7,312 meters (23,989 feet), it is one of the highest mountains in the world and one of the great landmarks of the upper Baltoro region. The mountain was once known …
Aug 13 2023
Ultar Sar (آلتر سار, Ultar, Ultar II, Bojohagur Duanasir II) Ultar Sar is a spectacular 7,388-meter (24,239-foot) mountain rising almost directly above the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan. Part of the Batura Muztagh of the Karakoram, the mountain is remarkable not only for its height but for the extraordinary relief between its summit and the …
