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Kachura lake,Skardu,Gilgit-Baltistan

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The unclimbed west face of Tahu Rutum (6,651 m), Karakoram, Pakistan.

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Aerial view of Shishper peak 7611m Karakuram Pakistan #k2 #mountain #nature #karakuram https://www.instagram.com/p/CbH8LmwPtDx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Mount Drifika (6,447 m), Charakusa Valley, Pakistan.

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Noted scholar and author Professor Usman Ali Khan has passed away

Noted scholar and author Professor Usman Ali Khan has passed away

Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan’s prominent scholar and author, Professor Usman Ali Khan, has passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi. He was 83 years old. Professor Usman wrote some of the most important books on the history and society of Gilgit-Baltistan. Some of his books are: Karakuram Kay Qabail (The Tribes of Karakoram), Gilgit Ka Inquilab (The Gilgit Rebellion),…

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Concordia

Concordia, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

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Dawn at Concordia

View from Concordia towards the valley of the Baltoro Glacier at dawn. For orientation, imagine Concordia as a 'T' junction of glaciers. The bottom of the 'T' represents the snout of the 60km long Baltoro Glacier. As you make your way up to the junction, you pass magnificent peaks such as Paiju, Trango and Grand Cathedral along the way.

Concordia is an amphitheatre of high mountains which truly has no parallel. The American climber and photographer Galen Rowell described it as the ‘Throne Room of the Mountain Gods’. When you stand at the glacial junction and survey the phenomenal array of summits, it is difficult to disagree with him.

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