Tag: Baltoro Muztagh

Paiju Peak

Paiju Peak (Paiyu Peak, Payu Peak) Paiju Peak is a 6,610-meter (21,686-foot) mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh of the Karakoram in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising immediately northwest of the lower end of the Baltoro Glacier, it occupies one of the most traveled landscapes in the entire Karakoram. Thousands of trekkers heading toward K2, Broad Peak, the …

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Great Trango Tower

Great Trango | Great Trango Tower Great Trango Tower is a 6,286-meter (20,623-foot) mountain in the central Karakoram of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Rising immediately north of the Baltoro Glacier, it belongs to the spectacular Trango Towers group, whose enormous granite walls have become some of the most famous technical climbing objectives on Earth. The mountain is …

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Sia Kangri

Sia Kangri Sia Kangri is a 7,422-meter (24,350-foot) mountain in the Karakoram, rising in one of the most remote and politically complex high-mountain regions on Earth. Part of the Baltoro Muztagh, the peak stands on the present-day China–Pakistan boundary near the upper reaches of the Siachen and Baltoro glacier systems and close to territory administered …

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