Hamara Pakistan

Geographically, Pakistan is a climbers paradise. It rivals Nepal for the number of peaks over 7,000 meters and is home to the world's second tallest mountain, K2, as well as four of the world's 14 summits higher than 8,000 meters. While other parts of Pakistan and northern India were flooded last month, Concordia in the Karakoram mountain range was covered with a seasonally unusual amount of snow. In more peaceful times, northern Pakistan's unspoilt beauty was a major tourist draw but the potentially lucrative industry has been blighted by years of violence. The number of expeditions has dwindled, wrecking communities dependant on climbing for income and starving Pakistan's suffering economy of much-needed dollars.

Tents stand under dark rain clouds in the valley of the river Braldu at Bardoumal near the Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range.

A group of Japanese trekkers climb the rock-covered Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range.

A local farmer drives his mules down the rock-covered Baltoro glacier near Urdokas along the K2 base camp trek in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

The moon illuminates the snow-covered Concordia, the confluence of the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers, near the world's second highest mountain the K2 (8,000 meters) in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

Porters make their way through deep snow on the Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in northern Pakistan.

A group of Pakistani soldiers carry their guns uphill along the K2 base camp trek in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

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A porter leaves snow-covered Concordia, the confluence of the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers, wearing make shift gaiters near K2 in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

Trekkers and porters hike down the Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

The world's second largest mountain, the 8,611 meter high K2 (seen in the distance), and the 8,051 meter high Broad Peak (R), are illuminated by the moon at Concordia, the confluence of the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers, in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.

Shangri-La is significant at height of 2440 meters,surrounded on the great peaks of the world.Shangri-La is famous in the name of"The Roof of the World".It has transparent and beautiful "Kchura"Lake which has on the surroundings Shangrila.It is surrounded by the beautiful colors and flowering tree.This place is called the "paradise on the earth".

1. K2 (8616 m)

   K2 is also called Mount Austen Godwin or Chogori.The Glaciers and Snow-Covered Mountains rises from it,s base at 15000 feet on the Godwin Austen Glaciers.Mountains Is discovered and measured by Col in 1856.Montgomerie of the survey of india given the symbol of K2 because it was the second peak measured in the range of korakoram.

1. Gasherbrum1(8068m)

   Gasherbrum is known as hidden peak.it is also known as k5 is 11th highest peak on earth located on the China-Pakistan border in the Gilgit Baltistan.Gasherbrum is the part of the Gasherbrum massif located on the Korakoram region of himalaya.Climbing over the Korakoram,any one can see below a maze of peaks as one come to the huge pyramid that is the K2 which is stand out like a giant among the Mountains.

   Gasherbrum 1 was designated by T.G Montgomerie in 1856 when he first spotted the peaks of the Karakoram from more than 200 km away during the great trigonometric survey of india.

• Gasherbrum2 (8035m)

  Gasherbrum2 is located on the border of Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan,Xinjiang,China.It is also part of the Korakoram range in the Himalayas. It is Located at the top of Baltoro Glaciers.

  At the head of the Baltoro Glacier, at the end of one of the world's most famed mountain walks, lies the heaviest and most remote concentration of high peaks on the planet. Gasherbrum II is part of the greater Gasherbrum group of 5 peaks, 2 of which soar over 8000m, and is the world’s 13th highest mountain. She is roundly held as one of the most straight-forward and accessible of the fourteen, and climbers on her normal route, if sufficiently resourced and prepared, enjoy reasonable summit rates in clement weather.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

   

• Broad Peak  (8047m)

  Gasherbrum2 is located on the border of Pakistan and China.It is also part of the Korakoram range in the Himalayas. It is Located at the Korakoram Mountains range.It is the 12 highest peak in the world at 8047 meters.The Mountain is located at the western Baltoro Glaciers.

   

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Nanga Parbat (8125m) 

  Nanga Parbat is the second highest mountains in the pakistan.It is located in Azad kashmir between Chilas and Astore.Nanga Parbat means naked mountains.it is the 9th highest peak in the world at 8125 meter hieght.the mountain is very difficult to climb.