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Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" in Hindi, parbat deriving from parvata "mountain". Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the eight-thousanders for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century; since that time it has been less so, though still an extremely serious climb. It is also an immense, dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain.
Location
Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas, and is the westernmost eight-thousander. It lies just south of the Indus River, in the Astore District of Azad Kashmir. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram range.
Tourist Access
Fairy Meadow is a meadow on the north side of Nanga Parbat, a few kilometres south of the Karakoram Highway and the Indus River. Fairy Meadow can be reached from the Raikot Bridge on the Karakoram Highway. At Raikot Bridge local jeeps can be hired for the journey to Tatu Village, after which porters and horses can be hired to continue. Fairy Meadow is 3 to 4 hours walk from Tatu village. It is known as the best place to view the majestic beauty of Nanga Parbat. Willy Merkl, the leader of the 1932 German-American expedition, named it Fairy Meadow due to its wonderful scenery.
Most tourists who come to see Nanga Parbat stay at Fairy Meadow, which is at an elevation of 3,300 m (10,827 ft). Tents and simple food are available there; one of the most popular tourist resorts is the Raikot sarai. Many visitors then continue on to the standard (northern) base camp of Nanga Parbat
