Tomasz Mackiewicz to summit Nanga Parbat in winter. While climbing with Klonowski in 2015, he reached a height of and in 2016, along with the French climber Élisabeth Revol, he reached an altitude of on Nanga Parbat. On January 25, 2018, while attempting his seventh winter ascent of Nanga Parbat, known as the "Killer Mountain", in Pakistan, at , Mackiewicz along with French climber Elisabeth Revol had reached the summit from the Diamer side. At the summit Revol noticed Mackiewicz's bad condition and started taking him down. According to Revol, he could not walk, see or even communicate and was bleeding profusely
Tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan region is home to some of the world's highest mountain ranges. The main ranges are the Karakoram and the western Himalayas. The Pamir Mountains are to the north, and the Hindu Kush lies to the west. Amongst the highest mountains are K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) and Nanga Parbat, the latter being one of the most feared mountains in the world. Three of the world's longest glaciers outside the polar regions are found in Gilgit-Baltistan: the Biafo Glacier, the Baltoro Glacier, and the Batura Glacier. There are, in addition, several high-altitude lakes in Gilgit-Baltistan. K2 (Mount Godwin Austin/Chogori) Nanga Parbat Gasherbrum l