Baltoro Glacier, Glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
The Baltoro Glacier extends 63 kilometers through the Karakoram mountain range, surrounded by four peaks higher than 8000 meters including K2.
Since the early 20th century, the glacier has attracted international mountaineering expeditions, establishing routes to access K2 and neighboring mountain summits.
Local Balti communities near the glacier maintain traditional practices, serving as expert guides and sharing knowledge about high-altitude navigation through generations.
Visitors require permits from Pakistani authorities and should plan expeditions between June and September when weather conditions permit safer glacier traversing.
The convergence point of Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers forms Concordia, a natural amphitheater surrounded by the highest concentration of peaks above 7000 meters.
Location: Gilgit-Baltistan
GPS coordinates: 35.73639,76.38083
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:49
Glaciers represent some of the most remarkable natural formations on Earth. These ice masses form over centuries through the compression of snow and move slowly through valleys and across mountain slopes. They shape landscapes from the Patagonian Andes to Arctic regions and store approximately 70 percent of the world's freshwater. The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina covers 250 square kilometers and ranks among the few glaciers currently not retreating. The Jostedalsbreen in Norway forms the largest ice mass on mainland Europe at 487 square kilometers. The Vatnajökull in Iceland covers eight percent of the country's land area and conceals several active volcanoes beneath its ice cap. These glaciers serve science as climate archives and demonstrate through their changes the effects of rising temperatures. Many glaciers worldwide continuously lose mass, which has consequences for water supply and sea levels.
K2
20.2 km
Broad Peak
18.8 km
Trango Towers
16.4 km
Gasherbrum II
24.7 km
Masherbrum
12.3 km
Godwin-Austen Glacier
14.2 km
Chogolisa
22.2 km
Concordia
13.1 km
Muztagh Tower
10.4 km
Central Karakoram National Park
20.4 km
Gasherbrum III
23.7 km
Laila Peak
16.1 km
Trango Tower
17.6 km
Broad Peak Central
19.1 km
Skil Brum
13.4 km
Gasherbrum V
21.1 km
Great Trango Tower
16.4 km
Gasherbrum VI
22.9 km
Trango Glacier
23.5 km
Gondogoro Glacier
16.8 km
Biarchedi
6.8 km
Sarpo Laggo Glacier
20.2 km
Praqpa Kangri
11.5 km
Gasherbrum VII
19.9 km
Gasherbrum II East
26 km
Paiju Peak
24 km
Marble Peak
10.3 km
Biale
14.9 kmReviews
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