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The Karakoram 8,000ers: A Reference Table
Four of the world’s fourteen 8,000-metre peaks stand in the Karakoram, and a fifth sits just outside it. The distinction is not pedantry, and the numbers are worth getting right.
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The Karakoram Climbing Calendar: When the Windows Open
The Karakoram runs on a different clock from Nepal. Its season is a single short summer, and the reason is the monsoon, or rather…
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First Ascents of the Karakoram Giants: A Chronology
The Karakoram was climbed late, fast and mostly by Europeans in a fifteen-year burst after the Second World War. Here is the sequence.