Karakoram

American  

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

noun

1. Also called Mustagh.  a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).

2. a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir to Sinkiang province in China. 18,300 feet (5,580 meters).

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Karakoram British  

/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

1. 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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Karakoram

While over a million adventure travellers go to the Himalayas each year, the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan attract only about 15,000 hikers annually.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Purja was leading them up Broad Peak, the 12th-highest mountain in the world at 26,400 feet, part of the Karakoram mountain 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 ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even in the Karakoram region of Central Asia, where some glaciers briefly advanced after the turn of the millennium, long-term projections show continued glacier loss.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

In 1958 he’d made history as the driving force behind the first ascent of Hidden Peak, a 26,470-foot mountain in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan—the highest first ascent ever achieved by American climbers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer