Askole
Askole, Askoli, or Askoly (Urdu: اسکولی) is a small town located in Shigar Valley, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. Askole is located in a remote region of the Karakoram mountains 3,040 meters (9,970 feet) above sea level. It is notable for being the final settlement before one enters the wilderness of the high Karakorams.
K2, the second highest peak in the world
Broad Peak, the 12th highest peak in the world
Askole is the gateway to four of the world's 14 highest peaks known as Eight-thousanders (above 8,000 m),[1] and is the launchpad for mountaineering expeditions to K2, Broad Peak and other major mountains.
Expeditions
Expeditions to the following peaks are launched from Askole:
- K2, second highest of the world at 8,611m
- Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
- Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
- Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
- Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
- Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
- Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
- Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
- Baintha Brakk, 'The Ogre', 7,285m.
- Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
- Snow Dome, 7,160m.
- Biarchedi, 6,781m
- Trango Towers, 6,363m, the highest cliffs in the world.
- Mitre Peak, 6,010m.
See also
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