Alpine Adventure Guide Pakistan
Part of this beautiful ice and rock mixture setting is Latok II. This peak belongs to the Latok group and is one challenging destination for all rock climbers worldwide who wish to climb in some virgin, unexplored and unclimbed surfaces.
Latok II lies in the west face of the Latok group and was first climbed in 1977 by an Italian group, having climbed in the southeast face of the peak. This was in fact the first repeat ascent of any peaks in the group. Apart from the classical ascent on this massive rock, one natural phenomenon is there to urge your enthusiasm for climbing.
The Big Wall is a precipice steep rock of more than 70 degree angle and length of over 1 km/1093.6 yd. You will meet only 20 of these walls worldwide with Latok being one of them. If you listen to descriptions of climbers who already tasted the heartbeating ascent of Latok II, they describe it as a 1000 m/3280 ft vertical rock wall that has a base at 6100 m/20000 ft of elevation.
For the first climb the total vertical was 2200 m/7200 ft. If this numbers scares you but still intrigues you to conquer this notorious peak, you should get advise and guidance from one of the local schools, available to offer you their services.
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Nanga Parbat is the second highest mountain in Pakistan and the ninth highest in the world. Its location is in the Gilgit - Baltistan region and is known by the locals as “Deo Mir”. Nang Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which skirts the Indus River before debouching into the Pakistan plains.
The Trango Towers is a group of tall, large and dramatic granite spikes, situated in the north side of the Baltoro Galcier, in Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The rocks are a part of the Baltoro Muztagh which is a sub range of the Karakoram. The group offers some of the largest cliffs and some of the most challenging rock climbing opportunities in the world.
Broad Peak or also known as K3 is the 12th highest mountain of the world. The peak is a part of the Gasherbrum massif in Baltistan, situated on the border of Pakistan with China. Its exact location is on the Karakoram mountain range, at almost 8 km/5 mi away from K2.
Khridas is a valley, situated in between the Charakhusa and Nagma Valleys, offering many peaks of various elevations for one of the most popular mountain sport, rock climbing.
Muztagh Ata, also known as Muztaghata, is the second highest mountain of the range, forming the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Its name literally means “ice-father-mountain” and is one great mountaineering destination.
Latok is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks, belonging to the Panmah Muztagh and being a part of the central Karakoram range in Pakistan. The cluster lies in the east of the Ogre group which is dominated by Baintha Brakk.
Gasherbrum is a pretty remote group of peaks, situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier and placed in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas, on the border of the Gilgit - Baltistan controlled by Pakistan and the Chinese-administrated Shaksgam Valley. This massif contains three of the 8000 m/26246 ft high peaks of the world.
Latok is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks, belonging to the Panmah Muztagh and being a part of the central Karakoram range in Pakistan. The cluster lies in the east of the Ogre group which is dominated by Baintha Brakk.
