1. The Himalayas extend from Assam in India in the east to Pakistan in the west.
2. The average height of the Himalayas rises to an average of 6000 meters.
3. Mt. Everest, at 8848 meters, is the highest peak in the world.
4. The Great Himalayas lie south of the Indus River.
5. North of the Indus River lies the Karakoram.
6. The Great Himalayas rise to an average height of 6000 meters.
7. Nanga Parbat at 8126 meters is the second-highest peak in Pakistan.
8. The longest glacier in the Great Himalayas is Rupal at 15.6 kilometers.
9. The Lesser Himalayas are located south of the Great Himalayas.
10. Some of the mountains in the Lesser Himalayas reach altitudes of 1500 to 4800 meters.
11. The Lesser Mountains are represented in Kashmir by the Pir Panjal Mountains.
12. On entering Pakistan, the Lesser Mountains take a sharp bend south-west.
13. The Sub-Himalayas, as the Siwaliks, are the southernmost mountains in the Himalayas Range.
14. The Sub-Himalayas are low in altitude attaining heights of between 600 and 1200 meters.
15. Nanga Parbat means “Naked Mountain” because some of its slopes are so steep that they are bereft of vegetation and snow.
16. Harmann Buhl was the first climber to set foot on Nanga Parbat, on July 3, 1953.
17. Edmund Hillary and Tibetan mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953.
18. Nazir Sabir is indeed the first Pakistani man to climb to the top of Everest, on May 17, 2000.
19. Samina Baig is the first Pakistani woman who scaled Mt. Everest on May 19, 2010.