The Throne Room of The Mountain Gods

[krash]

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The following pictures were taken on an ascent to Gasherbrum II's summit:








camp 3:



Gasherbrum IV summit in the background:



Baltoro Glacier down below:



Did you spot the G2 base camp?:

[krash]

The huge ice fields on the way up the Gasherbrum II:



The panoramic view from GII camp 3 (Masherbrum in the distance):

[Desertfalcon]

krash! Just amazing pictures, brother! I especially like the ones of Gasherbrum IV, poking through the clouds.

[krash]

The following pictures were taken on an ascent to Broad Peak's summit:


Broad Peak base camp:







Baltoro glacier down below:



Broad Peak summit:



Can you spot the man?:



Arriving at camp 3 (Masherbrum, Chogolisa and Mitre peak in the background):

[krash]

Panoramas from Broad Peak camp 3:

Im sure by now you guys can make out and identify the different peaks in the background.

[krash]

Up the Broad peak:







Broad Peak's foresummit and main summit from the saddle:

[krash]

krash! Just amazing pictures, brother! I especially like the ones of Gasherbrum IV, poking through the clouds.

Thanks You know after K2, to me, the Gasherbrum IV and the Masherbrum are the most beautiful mountains in the world. The are steep pyramids of rock and ice. I mean look at them:





When I was little my mom bought me the book "The Karakoram: Mountains of Pakistan", by Shiro Shirahata. The photography in it was done by Michael Chessler. The front cover, naturally, had a picture of K2 but the back cover had a picture of Gasherbrum IV. And as soon as I saw it I fell in love with the monster. It seemed so out of this world that it left me spellbound!

The back cover:



And Masherbrum....well it was the first mountain out of these hidden peaks that I saw with my own eyes. I was climbing up the Barrah Broq in the Skardu valley (On the opposite side of the Masherbrum from the Baltoro Glacier) when this giant slowly rose from behind the mountains hiding it. Below are pictures which I took of it at around 4000 meters up the Barrah Broq:

[krash]

Some more pictures of the Masherbrum that I took from the Skardu side:

[krash]

Views of the Baltoro region:














A: Marble Peak
B: K2
C: Broad Peak
D: Gasherbrum IV
E: Gasherbrum I and II
F: Mitre peak




This should make the layout of the Baltoro region quit clear. All of the Glaciers and most of the peaks have been mapped:





ps: How do I get this thread made into a sticky? Iv put too much effort in it to see it get lost.

[krash]

Different Views of the Gasherbrum IV:

[Areesh]

ps: How do I get this thread made into a sticky? Iv put too much effort in it to see it get lost.

PM Asim or Taimi Khan Krash. They will help you.

I also support making this thread sticky.

[krash]

Uli Biaho Tower (6110 meters):










These are the guys who make it all happen. They are as hard as the rock and granite mountains that they live in. At any given day they will be carrying a load 2 to 3 times the weight of what you will have on your back, that too in wooden boxes with steel frames that would break your back:

[krash]

This is Sardar Esa Khan a high altitude porter who lived in Hunza in the early 20th century. He was a part of some of the earliest expeditions into our North. He was dubbed "The Himalayan Tiger" on one of his expeditions to Nangaparbat.




The Grand Cathedral and the Urdukas:










This is one amazing time laps shot of the Sia Kangri but sadly I could only find two copies of it. The first one is too small in size and the second one was ruined by some idiot who stamped his watermarks all over it.

[krash]

You guys didn't like the pics i took of Masherbrum!?! Man I was so proud of those pics!

Anyway,

Baltoro Glacier and Broad Peak in the background:




Broad Peak base camp:





Paiyu at dusk:



From left to right: G5, G4, G3, G2.



Masherbrum:





K2:



K2 and Broad Peak. Picture taken on a flight to Islamabad from Skardu:

[krash]

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The Trangos:









Austrian Stamp (1956) commemorating the Austrian expedition to Gasherbrum II:



Pakistani stamp commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the first successful ascent on K2: