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Karakoram

American

[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

Also called Mustagh. a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).
a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir to Sinkiang province in China. 18,300 feet (5,580 meters).

Karakoram British

/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

a mountain system in N Kashmir, extending for about 480 km (300 miles) from northwest to southeast: contains the second highest peak in the world (K2); crossed by several high passes, notably the Karakoram Pass 5575 m (18 290 ft)

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Nirmal Purja was leading an expedition in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most technical climbs of all the 8,000-metre-plus ascents.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Initially, the plan was to climb just G2," he wrote, referring to Gasherbrum II, another peak located in the Karakoram mountain range.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

All 14 eight-thousanders are located in Asia, in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024

Previously, Fischer had successfully guided one 8,000-meter mountain: 26,400-foot Broad Peak in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan, in 1995.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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