Godwin-Austen Glacier

The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and second highest on Earth, in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier is called Concordia and is a popular trekking destination as it provides views of four of the five eight-thousanders in the region.

The glacier can be approached via the Balti town of Skardu. It receives its name from Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, an early explorer of this region. K2 was originally named Mount Godwin-Austin in his honour.

List of peaks
Peaks near Concordia include:


 * K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8,611m.
 * Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
 * Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
 * Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
 * Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
 * Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
 * Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
 * Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
 * Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
 * Snow Dome, 7,160m.
 * Biarchedi, 6,781 m
 * Mitre Peak, 6,010m.