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
K2 name K2 is derived from the notation used by the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India. Thomas Montgomerie made the first survey of the Karakoram from Mount Haramukh, some to the south, and sketched the two most prominent peaks, labeling them K1 and K2. The policy of the Great Trigonometric Survey was to use local names for mountains wherever possible and K1 was found to be known locally as Masherbrum. K2, however, appeared not to have acquired a local name, possibly due to its remoteness. The mountain is not visible from Askole, the last village to the south, or from