Trango Towers

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The Trango Towers are a chain of granite peaks on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier opposite of Baltoro Muztagh Urdukas in the Karakoram. The Trangos consist of several peaks with sometimes nearly vertical walls.

The highest with 6,287 m summit of Great Trango Tower was first reached on 21 July 1977 by the Americans Galen Rowell, John Roskelley, Kim Schmitz and Dennis Hennek through the south wall. To the south of the summit are two smaller side peaks, the Trango Pulpit and the Trango Castle.

The most spectacular of the Trango Towers is the 6,251 m high Nameless Tower, also known as Trango Tower, which is located in the northwest of Great Trango Towers. On 8 July 1976 Mo Anthoine and Martin Boysen British succeeded in the first ascent of the Southwest Face. The next day was followed by Joe Brown and Malcolm Howells.

In the north of the Trango Towers, the Trango Monk is.

Further north are more mountains with the name Trango, but these are usually not counted to the group. First, the Trango Ri follows with 6363 m height. Southeast of this summit is the Trango II with 6327 m height.