The blue line on each card shows that peak’s height compared with K2.
Above 8,000 m
The 8,000-metre giants
Four of Pakistan’s five 8,000-metre peaks rise around the head of the Baltoro Glacier.
8,000m Peak
K2
8,611 m
World’s 2nd highest peak
First climbed in 1954 by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio. You get close-up views from our K2 Base Camp & Concordia trek, and the K2 Expedition goes for the summit by the Abruzzi Spur. No technical climbing is needed to reach base camp on the trek.
K2 Base Camp & Concordia trek →
K2 Expedition →
8,000m Peak
Gasherbrum I (G1)
8,080 m
Also known as Hidden Peak
First climbed in 1958 by an American expedition. Nicknamed “Hidden Peak” because it stays out of sight from Concordia until you’re almost at its base. Climbed on our Gasherbrum I Expedition.
Gasherbrum I Expedition →
8,000m Peak
Broad Peak
8,051 m
Neighbours K2 on the Baltoro
First climbed in 1957 by an Austrian team including Hermann Buhl. Its long, wide summit ridge is where the name comes from. Climbed on our Broad Peak Expedition.
Broad Peak Expedition →
8,000m Peak
Gasherbrum II (G2)
8,035 m
Most climbed 8,000er in Pakistan
First climbed in 1956 by an Austrian team. Technically more approachable than most 8,000m peaks, which is why it sees the most successful summits in the country each year.
Gasherbrum II Expedition →
Above 7,000 m
The 7,000-metre peaks
Lower than the 8,000ers, but no less dramatic from the trail.
7,000m Peak
Gasherbrum IV
7,925 m
Just short of 8,000m, but never short of drama
Narrowly misses the 8,000m club, but many climbers rate its shimmering, near-vertical north-west face as the most beautiful mountain wall on earth.
7,000m Peak
Masherbrum (K1)
7,821 m
First named “K1” by surveyors
The very first Karakoram peak given a survey “K” designation, before K2 overtook it in fame. First climbed in 1960 by an American-Pakistani team.
Masherbrum Expedition →
7,000m Peak
Chogolisa
7,665 m
A quiet giant on the upper Baltoro
Where Hermann Buhl disappeared through a cornice in 1957, days after his historic Broad Peak first ascent. Seen from the higher reaches of our longer Baltoro treks.
K2 Base Camp & Concordia trek →
7,000m Peak
Muztagh Tower
7,273 m
Iconic spire above the Baltoro glacier
A striking twin-summited spire first climbed in 1956 by two rival expeditions — British and French — within days of each other, on opposite sides of the mountain.
Big walls and landmarks
Granite towers and landmarks
Climbing objectives and landmarks you see on the Baltoro and Trango routes.
Big Wall
Great Trango Tower
6,286 m
One of the tallest vertical rock faces on earth
Home to over 1,300m of sheer, unbroken granite — one of the biggest big-wall climbs on the planet. A magnet for the world’s top rock climbers since the 1970s.
Trango Tower Expedition →
Big Wall
Trango Towers
6,239 m
World-renowned big-wall climbing objective
First climbed in 1976 by a British team. Its needle-like granite spire (the Nameless Tower) is instantly recognisable on the Baltoro skyline. Climbed on our Trango Tower Expedition.
Trango Tower Expedition →
Iconic Peak
Mitre Peak
6,010 m
Stands guard right at Concordia
A sharp granite pyramid that rises directly above Concordia — one of the most photographed peaks on the entire Baltoro trek.
K2 Base Camp & Concordia trek →
...and dozens more 6,000–7,000m peaks, spires and glaciers across the Baltoro, Hushe and Nubra approaches — K7, Payu Peak, Biale, Uli Biaho, Cathedral Peak, Lobsang Spire, and more. Ask us about lesser-known objectives too.