CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS IN PAKISTAN

The best-known attraction for the Mountaineers is the North of Pakistan. The northern part is in a knot of four great mountain ranges, the Himalayas,
Karakoram, Hindu-kush, and Pamir with the densest concentration of high peaks on earth, including the second highest peak, K-2 (8611m).
Radiating out to the border, if marked by the Ishkoman and Karumber River in Gilgit District, the eastern end of the range, known as HINDU RAJ, means Hindu Rule.” Following north from there, the Pamir runs up into the former Soviet Union. Spreading from the center to the northeast along the border with China lies the KARAKORAM, the main block of the mountain in Pakistan, 250 kilometers wide. In the south corner, separated by the Indus
River, where lies the western Himalayan the Range, and Nanga Parbat, 8125m, is the western end pillar of this range. The most famous among these are K-2 (8611m), second only to the Everest, Nanga Parbat (8125m), and the most dangerous peak and have the reputation of “KILLER MOUNTAIN” the Hidden peak (8068m), the Broad peak (8047m) and the Gasherbrum-11 (8035m) and highest cliff wall of the world, the “TRANGO TOWER
GROUPS”. The mountain wealth makes Pakistan an important mountain country and gives opportunities to the climbers, trekkers, nature seekers, and related mountain adventure activities. The compelling charms of these high, challenging, endless seas of rugged and ice pinnacles lure a large
number of mountaineers and nature lovers from across the continents to Northern Pakistan each year. The northern part of Pakistan, which is endowed with the most unique geographical features in the world, here are three greatest, lofty, and spectacular mountain ranges: the Karakoram, the Himalayas, and the Hindu Kush. In an area about 500 km in width and 350 km in depth, lies the densest collection of some of the highest and precipitous peaks in the world, boasting more than 160 peaks above 7000.