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Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world. It is located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and is locally known as 'Deo Mir' ('mir' meaning 'mountain').
Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders, with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters (26,660 ft). An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult climb. Numerous mountaineering deaths in the mid and early 20th century lent it the nickname "killer mountain". Along with K2, it has never been climbed in winter. Nanga Parbat forms the western anchor of the Himalayan Range and is the westernmost eight-thousander. It lies just south of the Indus River in the Diamer District of Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakorum range.
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Batura Glacier, 57 kilometers long, is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It lies in Batura Valley Passu in the Gojal region of the Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. It is just north of the massifs of Batura, at 7,795 metres (25,574 ft), and Passu, at 7,500 meters (24,600 ft). It flows west to east.
Shispare is one of the high peaks of the Batura Muztagh with elevation of 7611m , which is the western most subrange of the Karakorum range. Alternate forms of the name of this peak are Shispare Sar and Shisparé Sar. Shispare lies east of the Batura Wall, which is the highest part of the Batura Muztagh. The Hunza River curves around the southwest, west, and northwest sides of the Batura Muztagh, and Shispare towers above the western bank of the river. In turn, the Hunza Valley lies in the Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Baltoro Kangri (also known as the Golden Throne) is a mountain of the Karakorum mountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Baltoro Kangri is the 82nd highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 7,312 metres (23,990 ft). It lies to the south of the Gasherbrums and east of Chogolisa Peak (7,665 m). The huge Baltoro Glacier (which is one of the largest glaciers outside polar regions) rises from the foot of Baltoro Kangri. In the north of Baltoro Kangri is the Abruzzi Glacier.
In 1963, a Japanese expedition made the first ascent of Baltoro Kangri. The expedition consisted of nine members from Tokyo University Ski Alpine Club, which led by Seihei Kato. |