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Peak Introduction 

K6 is the highest peak in the area surrounding the Charakusa and Nangma Glacier, a region which has seen renewed climbing interest in recent years. This glacier lies at the head of the Hushe and Kanday Valley, which in turn leads to the Shyok River and thence to the Indus River. The Charakusa gives access to the north side of K6 to the southwest of the peak is the small Nangmah Glacier, and to the east is the larger Kaberi Glacier and the Kaberi River valley of Kanday Village . While in Charkusa valley and Nangma valley are offered for marvelous rock climbing with easy access.

Climbing History 

K6 has three major summits along its summit ridge: West (7,140m), Central (7,155m), and Main (7,281m).  K6 Main was first climbed by an Austrian Expedition in 1970 led by Eduard KoblmuellerHe first visited Pakistan in 1970 when he made the first ascent of the very difficult K6 (7,281m) from the Nangma Glacier with Von der Hecken , G. Haberl, G. PresslK6 has only been climbed two times..Priti Wright and Jeff Wright  recentlyon the summit of K6 Central in Pakistan on 09/10/2020.  In 2013, Ian Welsted and Raphael Slawinski became the first ascensionists of K6 West via a highly technical route from the North (Charakusa) side (for which they won a Piolet d'Or). Then in 2015, Graham Zimmerman and Scott Bennett became the second ascensionists of K6 West from the South (Nangmah) side. But an impending storm forced them to retreat without continuing the traverse to K6 Central, and it remained unclimbed.