Thursday, October 13, 2011

The White Pyramid

In the Karakorum, near the K2, stands a mountain with a remarkable shape. And a very nice name. "Chogolisa"... sounds feminine somehow! Incidentally, in local culture this peak is considered the 'bride' of the K2 (aka Chogori = king of mountains).
This 7,665m-high rectangular pyramid just looks like a big ski jump. It also saw the death of great austrian mountaineer Hermann Bühl, first to summit the "killer mountain" Nanga Parbat.


Once again, pictures found on Internet. I'd love to do a trek in these regions, to the base camp of K2. But I don't see this happening anytime soon :-(

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