Topic - Golden Peak

Spantik (Balti language), or Golden Peak, is a mountain situated in the subrange within the Karakoram range. It is located in the Hopar Valley, Nagar District, within the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The northwest face of Spantik / Golden peak is renowned for its exceptionally challenging climbing route, famously referred to as the "Golden Pillar." - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE- Nizamuddin, manager of Adventure Tours Pakistan, displays a picture of Japanese climber Atsushi Taguchi, who went missing while he and another climber were scaling the Spantik Peak, also known as Golden Peak, on his laptop at his office in Skardu, Pakistan, June 16, 2024. Rescuers have called off a search for the Japanese mountaineer who went missing last week while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/M.H. Balti, File)

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Nizamuddin, manager of Adventure Tours Pakistan, displays a picture of Japanese climber Ryuseki Hiraoka, who had died while he and another climber were scaling the Spantik Peak, also known as Golden Peak, on his laptop at his office in Skardu, Pakistan, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Hiraoka has died while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan and a search is still underway to find his missing colleague, officials said. (AP Photo/M.H. Balti)

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