The Himalayas

Stretching in the northern most territory of the country, from east to west, are a series of high mountain ranges which separate Pakistan from China, Russia and Afghanistan. They include the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindukush mountains. With the assemblage of 33 giant peaks over 24,000 ft. (7,315 m), the region is the climber's paradise. Many summits are even higher than 26,000 ft. (7,925 m) and the highest K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin) at 28,250 ft (8,610 m) is exceeded only by Everest. Inhospitable and technically more difficult to climb than even Everst, they have taken the biggest toll of human lives in the annals of mountaineering. The Karakoram Highway that passes through the mountains is the highest trade route in the world.