Gasherbrum massif

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  kareley

  The Gasherbrum massif is a group of mountain peaks in the Karakoram Range , at the north-eastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan. The meeting-point of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwen-Austen Glacier in this region of Pakistan is called Concordia, after a similar region in the Central Alps. Concordia has a reputation as providing among the most spectacular and unspoiled views in the world, and is a very important staging area for ascents of the greatest Karakoram peaks, including K2. The Gasherbrum massif contains 7 peaks of 6900+ metres, and three 8000-metre peaks: Name Height Prominence Gasherbrum I 8,080m 2,155m Broad Peak 8,047m 1,701m Gasherbrum II 8,035m 1,523m Gasherbrum III 7,952m 355m Gasherbrum IV 7,925m 725m Gasherbrum V 7,147m 654m Gasherbrum VI 6,979m 520m Often translated as "Shining Wall", Gasherbrum actually dervies from the Balti words "rgasha" (beautiful) and "brum" (mountain) - hence, Beautiful Mountain. This massif was first surveyed in 1856 by Lieutenant T.G. Montgomerie of the British army, who in a masterpiece of rational economy, named the five tallest peaks that he could see in the Karakorum Range K1, K2, K3, K4 and K5. The only one of these peaks to retain this designation is K2 - K1 is now called Masherbrum, K3 is Broad Peak, and K4 and K5 are, respectively, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum

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