Five of the world's fourteen 8,000m peaks are in GB. More peaks above 7,000m exist here than anywhere else on Earth.
Gilgit-Baltistan contains the most extreme mountain terrain on Earth. The Karakoram range — which runs through the heart of GB — has the highest average elevation of any mountain range in the world, and the highest density of peaks above 7,000m and 8,000m.
Five of the world's 14 eight-thousanders are here: K2 (8,611m), Broad Peak (8,051m), Gasherbrum I (8,080m), Gasherbrum II (8,035m) — all in the Baltoro Glacier area near Skardu — and Nanga Parbat (8,126m) on the western edge. Rakaposhi (7,788m), Laila Peak (~6,096m, disputed), Haramosh (7,409m), Spantik (7,027m), Masherbrum (7,821m), and Trango Towers (Nameless Tower 6,239m) round out a range that has no equal on Earth.
The Savage Mountain. Earth's second highest. Harder and deadlier than Everest per summit attempt.
Killer Mountain. 31 deaths before the first summit. The world's largest mountain wall.
Adjacent to K2 on the Baltoro. Visible from Concordia alongside three other 8,000m peaks.
"Beautiful mountain" in Balti. Hidden Peaks on the Baltoro. Gasherbrum I was the last 8,000m peak climbed.
Hunza's guardian. Visible from the KKH for 100km. Base camp reachable in 2-3 days.
The original K1 in Hushe Valley. Double summit. Often combined with Laila Peak BC trek.
The most beautiful triangle in the Karakoram. Hushe Valley. Base camp accessible without permit.
Gilgit's guardian. Haramosh Valley. Tragic 1957 British expedition history.
Glows gold at sunrise. Nagar Valley. Popular for ski mountaineering.
The world's greatest vertical rock faces. Elite climbers. Visible from the Baltoro Glacier trek.