Gasherbrum
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Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakis
Gasherbrum group as seen from the ISS
Gasherbrum I, 11th highest in the world
Broad Peak, 12th highest in the world
Gasherbrum II, 13th highest in the world
Gasherbrum IV
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Gasherbrum IV, originally surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent mountain under eight thousand metres in Pakistan.
Gasherbrum
…Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if Broad Peak is included). The highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV has gained the nickname the "Shining Wall" and this has often been claimed as the meaning of the word "Gasherbrum". However the name Gasherbrum comes…
Gasherbrum IV's West Face, seen from Baltoro Glacier
Walter Bonatti on the Gasherbrum IV summit during first ascent in 1958
Left to right: Gasherbrum IV, VII, V, VI