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15 Masherbrum Close Up At Sunrise From Goro II 17 Yermanendu Kangri, Masherbrum, Mandu Peak Just After Sunrise From Goro II 27 Muztagh Tower From Baltoro Glacier On Trek From Goro II to Concordia 33 Gasherbrum IV And Gasherbrum II Close Up From Baltoro Glacier Between Goro II and Concordia 35 Broad Peak Central And Main Summits From Baltoro Glacier Between Goro II and Concordia
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27 Muztagh Tower From Baltoro Glacier On Trek From Goro II to Concordia  [23 of 40]


Taken from the upper Baltoro Glacier, the twin summits of Muztagh Tower (7274m) are perfectly aligned and the mountain is seen as a slender tooth, looking impregnable. A similar photo by Vittorio Sella in 1909 inspired two expeditions to race for the first ascent in 1956. In reality both teams found their routes less steep than Sella's view had suggested. Joe Brown and Ian McNaught-Davis climbed from the west side of the peak and reached the west summit of Muztagh Tower (7270m) on July 6, 1956. Tom Patey and John Hartog repeated the ascent the next day, also reaching the slightly higher east summit (7274m). A few days later a French Team of Guido Magnone, Robert Paragot, André Contamine, and Paul Keller climbed the mountain from the east.
27 Muztagh Tower From Baltoro Glacier On Trek From Goro II to Concordia Taken from the upper Baltoro Glacier, the twin summits of Muztagh Tower (7274m) are perfectly aligned and the mountain is seen as a slender tooth, looking impregnable. A similar photo by Vittorio Sella in 1909 inspired two expeditions to race for the first ascent in 1956. In reality both teams found their routes less steep than Sella's view had suggested. Joe Brown and Ian McNaught-Davis climbed from the west side of the peak and reached the west summit of Muztagh Tower (7270m) on July 6, 1956. Tom Patey and John Hartog repeated the ascent the next day, also reaching the slightly higher east summit (7274m). A few days later a French Team of Guido Magnone, Robert Paragot, André Contamine, and Paul Keller climbed the mountain from the east.