Rakaposhi viewpoint Nagar is at two hours of traveling from Gilgit city. one of the top destinations not to miss while exploring Gilgit city. the Rakaposhi viewpoint is at the altitude of 1,950 meters. Rakaposhi is the world’s 27th highest peak. The mesmerizing view of Rakaposhi is unmatchable.
Rakaposhi’s viewpoint is at 1,950 meters, watching the highest unbroken slope on earth with its gleaming Ghulmit glacier. The summit is almost six kilometers (5,838 meters) above the viewpoint and 11 kilometers away.
It is the only mountain on earth that plummets directly, uninterrupted, for almost 6,000 meters from summit to its broad base which measures almost 20 kilometers east to west.
Starting in 1938 several attempts were made to conquer Rakaposhi, in 1958 the first successful ascent was made by a British-Pakistan expedition, with Mike Banks and Tom Patey (British royal navy) reaching the summit via its south-west ridge going around the prominent Monk’s head.
Captain Sher Khan (later colonel) leader of the 1979 Pak-Polish international expedition was the first Pakistani to summit the mountain on 1st July 1979, traversing the most difficult north-west ridge. Rakaposhi view point Nagar is at two hours of travelling from Gilgit city. one of the top destination not to missed while exploring Gilgit city. the Rakaposhi view point is at the altitude of 1,950 meters. Rakaposhi is the worlds 27th highest peak. The mesmerizing view of Rakaposhi is unmatchable.
Rakaposhi (5,838 meter) Peak
Rakaposhi view point is at 1,950 meters, watching the highest unbroken slope on earth with its gleaming Ghulmit glacier. The summit ia almost six kilometers (5,838 meters) above the view point and 11 kilometers away.
It the only mountain on earth that plummets directly, uninterrupted, for almost 6,000 meters from summit to its broad base which measures almost 20 kilometers east to west.
Starting in 1938 a number of attempts were made to conquer Rakaposhi, in 1958 the first successful ascent was made by a British-Pakistan expedition, with Mike Banks and Tom Patey (British royal navy) reaching the summit via its south-west ridge going around the prominent Monk’s head.
Captain Sher Khan (later colonel) leader of the 1979 Pak-Polish international expedition was the first Pakistani to summit the mountain on 1st July 1979, traversing the most difficult north-west ridge.
