Last days to visit my exhibition "Karakorum - The way to K2 - Extremes lives and landscapes", organized by Italian Alpine Club and Pavullo Nel Frignano municipality, in order to celebrate the anniversary of the first K2 ascent in 1954 by an Italian expedition of climbers.
Here the list of the 14 eight thousand meters high mountains of the Earth:
And their exact location (mainly in Himalaya and Karakorum region), with the exact locations of K2 (Northern Pakistan):
Me and some objects bought in Skardu, the main town near Karakorum range. Some objects has been given to me by my dear friend @haibatlucky. Thanks Haibat!
A child in Hushe school:
A school in Hushe:
Some porters portraits:
Clockwise: porters at rest, my fellow on a Godwin-Austin glacier, porters on rocks, porters at work:
And some of the amazing mountains and locations of Karakorum range. Clockwise: Laila peak, Concordia camp, a steep white mountain called Prupoo Brakk (if someone knows the meaning in urdu please help me to translate @urdu) close to Chogolisa, Gasherbrum IV (The Shining wall):
Me in the room dedicated to my travel on Biafo glacier in 2005, a glacier opposite to Baltoro (analogic prints by Ilfor Hp5 35mm film):
K2 at sunrise:
Trango towers:
Ali camp (5000 meters high) with milky way:
K2 illuminted by moon light:
Ali camp at twilight:
Tents at night at Concordia camp:
I have received many compliments for the pictures, and I hope to have intrigued many people to visit this wild and amazing region of northern Pakistan, I think the best mountain range in the world, where verticality and spaces are hugged, inside an alien and unique landscape.
Many thanks to porters, people with a big heart, hospitality and strength.
Stay wild!
Pavullo nel Frignano (Italy).
04.01.2025