MOUNTAINEERING

 
 
Pakistan is a paradise for mountaineers and nature lovers. The country hosts three of the world's greatest mountain ranges;: the Himalayas, Karakurum and the Hindukush all meet in the Northern corner of the country. These ranges offer a wide range mountaineering options: from adventure rock climbing, light alpine climbing, to expeditions on 8000+ meter peaksfascinating as its southern region. Amidst towering snow-clad peaks.

With heights varying from 1,000 m to 8, 000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza and Baltistan. The cultural patterns of these regions are as interesting as its geography. The people with typical costumes,folk dances, music and sports like polo and buzkashi, provide the traveller an unforgettable experience. Now here is the world is such a grea t conc entr atio n of high mou ntain s, peaks, glaciers and passes except Pakistan. Of the 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 04 occupy an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram range. These are; K-2 (8,611 m, world's second highest),Gasherbrum-I (8068m) Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 m)There is yet another which is equally great, Nanga Parbat (8,126 m),located at the western most end of the Himalayas. In addition to that,there are 68 peaks over 7,000 m and hundreds others over 6,000 meters.
 

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