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 3040 meters above sea level. It is notable for being the final settlement before one enters the wilderness of the high Karakorams.
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K2, the 2nd highest of the world
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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 8,000m),[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 of the world.
- Mitre Peak, 6,010m.
See also
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