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FeaturedThe Mango Gusor is a 6288 m high mountain in the Masherbrum Mountains , a chain of Karakorum . Mango Gusor is located south of the Braldu River Valley in the western part of the Masherbrum Mountains. The mountain lies 12.5 km south of the confluence of the Biafo Glacier Valley in the river valley of the Braldu. The Masherbrum is 35 km further east. The mountain is the highest peak and eponymous for the surrounding mountain range, Read more...
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FeaturedThe Koser Gunge is a mountain in the Masherbrum Mountains , a chain of Karakorum . The Koser Gunge is located east of the Shigar River Valley in the far west of the Masherbrum Mountains . The mountain is eponymous for the surrounding mountain group, the so-called Koser-Gunge group . The first ascent took place in 1899 by the American Fanny Bullock Workman . The height is given in the literature as 6401 m . According to the topographic map Read more...
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FeaturedThe Buni Zom group is a prominent mountain area of Chitral, in the Hindu Raj range of Pakistan. Buni Zom (main) is the highest peak of the group with an elevation of 6,542 m (21,463 ft). It is located about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the town of Chitral, and about 50 km (30 mi) east of Tirich Mir (7,708 m), the highest peak in the Hindu Kush. Map of Buni Zom In 1957, the Read more...
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FeaturedBilchar Dobani or Dobani Peak (Urdu: بلچھار دوبانی) is a mountain located between Taisot, Haramosh and Bagrot valley, in Gilgit district of the autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, in Pakistan. Read more...
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FeaturedThe Bublimotin, Bubli Motin, Bublimating or Ladyfinger Peak (Urdu: لیڈی فنگر), is a distinctive rock spire in the Batura Muztagh, the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan. It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muztagh. The whole massif rises precipitously above the Hunza Valley to the southeast. Bublimotin, while having little prominence above the saddle with nearby Hunza Peak, is particularly notable Read more...
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FeaturedThe Chari Khand ( Charikand otherwise spelling ) is a 5886 m (according to other sources 5888 m ) high mountain in the extreme west of the Karakorum Mountains in the Pakistani Special Territory Gilgit-Baltistan . Read more...
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FeaturedShaigiri (Urdu: شایگیری)is a mountain in Pakistan’s western Himalayas. The peak rises precipitously from the south end of the Rupal Valley, soaring 5,584 metres (18,320 ft) above sea level and some 6,500 ft (1,980 m) above the valley floor. To its east stands Rupal Peak, to its west, the iceflows of Rupal Glacier. Despite its impressive height and unique pyramid shape, Shaigiri is greatly overshadowed by its giant neighbor to the north, Read more...
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FeaturedAttabad (Urdu: عطا آباد), also spelt Atabad, is a town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. It is located at 36°19’0N 74°48’0E with an altitude of 2559 metres (8398 feet), and is famous as home of the Attabad Lake. Read more...
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FeaturedRush Peak (Urdu: رش چوٹی) is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range of Central Asia. It is located in the Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. While not a high peak by local standards, it is noteworthy as a remote trekking destination. It can be reached via Nagar Valley and Hoper Village. The peak can be accessed via Hoper Glacier (Bualtar Glacier) and Barpu Glacier. The peak is relatively easy to climb in the Read more...
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FeaturedMount Sikaram is a mountain on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, south of the Kabul River and Khyber Pass. At 4,755 m (15,600 ft), it is the highest peak of the Spīn Ghar, or Safēd Kōh, mountain range Read more...
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FeaturedHispar Pass (Urdu: درہ ہسپر, also Hispar La) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan. At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (4 9 km long) meet at Hispar Pass to form the world’s longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length. Read more...
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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...