K2 2019: The Muztagh Tower (7276m)

Hiking up to Concordia from Goro on the Baltoro glacier, this stunning peak comes into view to the north. For a sense of scale, spot the line of trekkers / porters on the glacier...It was the subject of a famous photograph taken by Vittorio Sella during the 1909 Italian expedition to K2, and in 1956 two expeditions to raced to make the first ascent. A British team, consisting of John Hartog, Joe Brown, Tom Patey and Ian McNaught-Davis, came from the Chagaran Glacier on the west side of the peak and reached the summit via the Northwest Ridge first on July 6. Five days later a French team (Guido Magnone, Robert Paragot, André Contamine, Paul Keller) climbed the mountain from the east.
The Muztagh Tower (7276m)

Hiking up to Concordia from Goro on the Baltoro glacier, this stunning peak comes into view to the north. For a sense of scale, spot the line of trekkers / porters on the glacier... 

It was the subject of a famous photograph taken by Vittorio Sella during the 1909 Italian expedition to K2, and in 1956 two expeditions to raced to make the first ascent. A British team, consisting of John Hartog, Joe Brown, Tom Patey and Ian McNaught-Davis, came from the Chagaran Glacier on the west side of the peak and reached the summit via the Northwest Ridge first on July 6. Five days later a French team (Guido Magnone, Robert Paragot, André Contamine, Paul Keller) climbed the mountain from the east.