The Naked Mountain - Nanga Parbat - Reinhold MessnerNanga Parbat

The Eight-thousanders

Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage - Herman Buhl On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains

Nanga Parbat - aerial view
Aerial view of Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )

known as the "Killer Mountain"

or "Naked Mountain" ,

Nanga Parbat is the third-most
dangerous 8,000m peak
 with a 
death rate of 22.3% of climbers
 dying on the mountain.

By 2012,
there were at least 68 climber 
deaths

It is the world's ninth highest mountain,

 the westernmost Eight-thousander

and the second highest mountain

in Pakistan.





Nanga Parbat - aerial view
Aerial view of
 Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )




The Eight Thousanders - Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )

 

Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat




Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat




Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat




The Eight Thousanders - Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )

 


Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Diamir Face

 of Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )


 


On the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat

On the Diamir Face

 of Nanga Parbat




Camp IV on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Camp IV

on the Diamir Face

 of Nanga Parbat




Ascent routes on the Diamir Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Ascent routes

on the Diamir Face

 of Nanga Parbat




Ascent routes on Nanga Parbat
Ascent routes

 on Nanga Parbat




Ascent route

Ascent routes

 on Nanga Parbat






Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )


 

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat ( 8125m )

The highest mountain face in the world:

the Rupal Face rises 4600m / 15,000ft above its base.


 

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat




Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat




Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat




Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat




Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Nanga Parbat from Rupal BC





Rupal Peak beneath Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat - the World's ninth highest mountain in the Pakistan Karakorum

Rupal Peak

beneath Rupal Face

 of Nanga Parbat




Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat from Sheosar Lake

Rupal Face

 of Nanga Parbat

from Sheosar Lake




Nanga Parbat summit
Nanga Parbat Summit



Avalanche on Nanga Parbat

Avalanche on Nanga Parbat




Nanga Parbat - aerial view
Aerial view of Nanga Parbat



Nanga Parbat - aerial view
Aerial view of Nanga Parbat



Nanga Parbat from Changabang in the Indian Himalaya

Nanga Parbat

from 
Changabang




Nanga Parbat sunset
Sunset on Nanga Parbat 



Nanga Parbat sunrise
Sunrise on Nanga Parbat 



Nanga Parbat sunrise
Sunrise on Nanga Parbat 



Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat 

The Peaks of Nanga Parbat:-


Summit Height
Nanga Parbat 8125 m
Nanga Parbat, Schulter 8070 m
Nanga Parbat Südgipfel 8042 m
Nanga Parbat Nordostgipfel 7910 m
Nanga Parbat Nordgipfel 7815 m
Nanga Parbat Nordgipfel II 7785 m
Nanga Parbat Silberzacken 7597 m
Nanga Parbat Ostgipfel 7530 m
Rakhiot Peak 7070 m

Nanga Parbat approach
Approach to Nanga Parbat 



Nanga Parbat Rupal Face
Nanga Parbat Rupal Face 



Nanga Parbat Rupal Face
Nanga Parbat Rupal Face 



Nanga Parbat Rupal Face
Nanga Parbat Rupal Face 



Ascent routes on Nanga Parbat
Ascent routes on Nanga Parbat




North ( Rakhiot ) Face of Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows
North ( Rakhiot ) Face of  Nanga Parbat



North ( Rakhiot ) Face of Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows
North ( Rakhiot ) Face

 of  Nanga Parbat

 from Fairy Meadows




Ascent Route on Nanga Parbat
Ascent Route on Nanga Parbat



North ( Rakhiot ) Face of Nanga Parbat from camp in Fairy Meadows
North ( Rakhiot ) Face

 of  Nanga Parbat

 from camp in Fairy Meadows




Pakistan Karakoram near Fairy Meadows
Pakistan Karakoram

near Fairy Meadows




Nanga Parbat from the Karakorum Highway
Nanga Parbat

 from 
the Karakoram Highway


Skardu
Skardu

Skardu is in Gilgit–Baltistan
 in northeastern Pakistan in the Skardu Valley
 at an altitude of nearly 2,500m ( 8,200ft )
at the confluence of the 
Indus and the Shigar River.

Skardu is the main centre
 for trekking and mountaineering
 in the Pakistan Karakoram


 Maps of the Pakistan Karakoram:-


Nanga Parbat location map

Location Map of Nanga Parbat

Karakoram Map






Nanga Parbat location map

Location Map of Nanga Parbat


Karakorum Map 4: Siachen, Rimo, Saser Kangri AreaKarakorum Map 3: K2, Baltoro, Gasherbrum, Masherbrum, Saltoro GroupsPakistan Map - NellesPakistan Map - NellesIndia, Pakistan & Nepal - Insight Travel Map



Pakistan Karakoram Index :: Karakoram Map

K2 Photo Gallery | Gasherbrum I | Broad Peak | Gasherbrum II

8,000ers :: 7000ers :: World Mountains :: Pakistan Climbing Info :: Pakistan Travel Info


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References:-



 







Travel & Guide Books & Maps - Asia:-


Lonely Planet Pakistan Insight Guide Pakistan Trekking in the Karakorum & Hindu Kush Climbing - the World's Best Sites The Naked Mountain - Nanga Parbat - Reinhold Messner Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage - Herman Buhl Nanga Parbat From the Himalaya to Skye

On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains All 14 Eight Thousanders - Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka Himalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants World Mountaineering Cho Oyu Shishmapangma Expedition

Five Miles High - Houston K2: The Savage Mountain In the Zone - Peter PotterfieldK2: Challenging the Sky - Diemberger HIGH: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2K2 The Last Step - American Ascent of K2 K2 - DVD

Lonely Planet: Overland from Istanbul to Kathmandu All 14 Eight-Thousanders: Reinhold Messner My Vertical World - Climbing the 8000m Peaks - Jerzy Kukuczka High Achiever: Reinhold MessnerI Chose to Climb: Chris BoningtonHimalayan Climber - Doug ScottThin Air - Encounters in the Himalayas - Doug Scott High Exposure - David Breashears

Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage - Herman Buhl Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast & HighClimbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World Kingdoms of Experience The Death Zone Mountaineering: Freedom of the HillsHistory of Mountain ClimbingMountain Travellers Handbook

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Mountain Leadership Handbook of Climbing - Hamish MacInnesSeven Summits - Quest to reach the highest peaks Seven Summits World's most significant ClimbsA Short Walk in the Hindu Kush - Eric NewbyDanziger's Travels

World Mountaineering On Top of the World - climbing the 14 highest mountains Mountain Skills Training Handbook Above the Clouds: Diaries of a high altitude mountaineer Himalayan Quest - the 8000m Giants Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue Distant Mountains - Encounters with the World's Greatest Mountains









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