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FeaturedYutmaru Sar is a mountain in the Hispar mountain range, a subrange of the Karakoram. At an elevation of 7,283 m (23,894 ft) it is the 88th highest mountain in the world. Yutmaru Sar is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was first climbed in 1980 Read more...
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FeaturedKanjut Sar consists of two peaks: Kanjut Sar I at 7,760 metres (25,459 ft). Kanjut Sar II, to the south east of I, at 6,831 m (22,411 ft). Kanjut Sar I was first climbed in 1959 by Camillo Pellissier, member of an Italian expedition directed by Guido Monzino. Between 1981, August 4 and 6, 7 Japanese climbers of the same expedition climbed to the top. In 2010 Read more...
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FeaturedThe Dofana ( English Dofana Peak ) is a mountain in the western Himalayas in the Pakistani Special Territory Gilgit-Baltistan . The 5940 m high Dofana is located in the northwest of the Deosai plateau , 43 km northeast of the Nanga Parbat . The summit was first climbed on June 23, 2005 by a Saxon mountaineering group (Christian Walter, Axel Grusser, Paul Sass, Martin Schörken, Jörg Schubert, Annette Longo) Read more...
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FeaturedTurmik is a valley in the Karakorum mountain ranges in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley has its source at the Stak-la and Basha valley lies to its east and Stak Valley to its west. The valley is the second largest valley in term of population and area, Stak Valley being the first, in the Roundu Subdivision Read more...
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FeaturedShigar River is located in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Shigar River is formed from the melted water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley. The river is tributary to Indus River and meets the Indus in Skardu Valley. Read more...
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FeaturedThe Nagar River of Gilgit–Baltistan flows from the Khunjerab River, and is later known as the Hunza River. Read more...
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FeaturedThe Miar Chhish ( English Miar Peak ) is a mountain in the Western Karakorum in the Pakistani Special Territory Gilgit-Baltistan Read more...
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FeaturedRakaposhi (Urdu: راکاپوشی), is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan It is situated in the middle of Nagar Valley Nagar District and Danyore and Bagrote valley approximately 100 km (62 mi) north of the capital city Gilgit of the semi autonomous Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Rakaposhi means “Snow Covered” in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani (“Mother of Mist” or “Mother of Clouds”). It is ranked 27th highest in the world. The Read more...
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FeaturedThe Makrong Chhish is and Barg in that Karakorum in that Pakistani Solar Territory Gilgit-Baltistan . The Makrong Chhish is with a height of 6608 m and of the highest bars of the Spantik-Sosbun Bar . He lies up on the south side of the Hisparglets . Up the overpass Siet, 15 km north-north-east, the Kunyang Chhish boasts a height of 7852 m in Hispar Muztagh . The Makrong Chhish is flanked in the East by the West by Read more...
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FeaturedStak Valley (Urdu: استک نالہ, Balti: སྟཀ ནལ་) is a valley in the Roundu Subdivision of District Skardu, Gilgit-Balitistan, Pakistan. The valley is on the right bank of the Indus River, Pakistan’s longest river, between Skardu and Giligit city. The valley is the biggest valley in term of area and population in Roundu subdivision. The valley has been one of the very important regions of the area in term of in history and of Read more...
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FeaturedHispar Glacier (Urdu: ہسپر گلیشر) is a 49 km (30 mi) long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan which meets the 63 km (39 mi) long Biafo Glacier at the Hispar La (Pass) at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 ft) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside of the polar regions. Details This 100 km (62 mi) highway of ice connects two ancient mountain kingdoms, Nagar (immediately south of Hunza) in the west with Baltistan in the east. The extreme steepness of Read more...
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FeaturedHaramosh (Urdu: ہراموش چوٹی; also known as Haramosh or Peak 58) is a mountain located in the Karakoram range of the Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. Its height is also often given as 7,409m. Haramosh lies about 65 kilometres (40 mi) east of Gilgit, in the south-central region of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It rises steeply above the north bank of the Indus River, a little ways upstream of its confluence with Read more...