Baltoro is one of the longest glaciers in the world. Baltoro is located on the southern slopes of the Karakoram – the central mountain system of Asia. It belongs to the valley, tree-like type of glaciers and covers an area of 750 sq.km.
The glacial landmark, located in the Pakistani – controlled part of Kashmir, is beautiful and majestic. The Baltoro Glacier is one of the largest on Earth. Its majestic ice valley can be seen even from space. Everyone who is crazy about the snowy whiteness of the mountains and the amazing views of the earth’s nature should enjoy its beauty. Currently, the route of a large number of high – altitude expeditions passes through the Baltoro Glacier. Some of these expeditions are aimed at admiring the beauty of the Central Karakorum, some are aimed at conquering the main peaks of the Glacier Baltoro, “Trango Tower”, “Muztag Tower”, “Chogoliza”, “Masherbrum”, “Chogori”, “Broad Peak”, etc.
The first woman to reach the summit was the legendary Polish climber Wanda Rutkiewicz, who got to the top in June 1986.
A total of 10 Pakistani climbers have conquered this peak. Ashraf Amman is the first Pakistani climber who summited in the year 1997. The others being Nazir Sabir, Mehraban Shah, Shaheen Beg, Nisar Hussain, Rajab Shah, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Akram, Karim and Hassan Sadpara.
