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Karakoram Range, Pakistan
Laila Peak in Hushe Valley near Gondogoro Glacier is in Karakoram range and is 6096 m high. It has a distinctive spear-like shape. Its northwest face has a slope of 45 degrees in more than 1500 vertical meters. It has been climbed by Simon Yates, among others. According to the local people in Hushe, Laila peak has been climbed only twice, a total of only seven people have summited.
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Karakoram Range, Pakistan
2. K2 (8611 m)
K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen) is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the GilgitāBaltistan region of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. With a peak elevation of 8611 m, K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the highest point in Pakistan.
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Nanga Parbat (literally, Naked Mountain) is the ninth highest mountain in the world and the western anchor of the Himalayas. Located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders, with a summit elevation of 8126 meters. Nanga Parbat forms the western anchor of the Himalayan Range and is the westernmost eight-thousander.
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