The Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 meters (26,660 ft) above sea level. Located in the Diamer District of Pakistan’s Gigot Batista region, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas. The name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words naan and pervades which together mean "Naked Mountain”. The mountain is locally known by its Tibetan name Diamer or Doe Mir, meaning "huge mountain".Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders. 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.”