Eight-Thousander
In the western Himalayan mountain Range of Pakistan, Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders (9th highest in the world), with a summit elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) above sea level.
An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult climb. Numerous mountaineering deaths in the mid and early 20th century lent it the nickname "killer mountain". Along with K2, it has never been climbed in winter.
Uploaded on May 15, 2015