Concordia (Karakoram) altitude, water should be obtained from clear water sources and brought to a rolling boil, or purified before consumption. In 1890, Robert Lerco was the first reported person to reach Concordia, followed by William Martin Conway in 1892. Notable peaks in this area include: Concordia (Karakoram) Concordia () is the name for the confluence of the mighty Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin-Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range of Pakistan. It is located in Baltistan region of Pakistan. The name was applied by the English mountaineer Aleister Crowley during the 1902 Eckenstein/Crowley attempt on K2 (see Confessions of
Geography of Ladakh capital of Ladakh while Leh was the summer capital. People of Baltistan and Ladakh speak very similar languages closely related to Tibetan. Geography of Ladakh Ladakh is the highest altitude plateau region in India (much of it being over 3,000 m), incorporating parts of the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River valley. The mountain ranges in this region were formed over a period of 45 million years by the folding of the Indian Plate into the stationary landmass of Asia. While the Himalayas were formed from the base material of the Indian plate, the Zanskar Range