Uli Biaho

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Uli Biaho is a mountain within the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, near Trango Towers and Baltoro Glacier It consists of two main peaks: Uli Biaho Tower (measuring approximately 19,957 feet according to Roskelley and 6,109 meters or 20,043 feet according to Kopold), and Uli Biaho Peak (with a height of 6,417 meters as per Kopold's measurements). As of 2006, Uli Biaho Peak remained unclimbed. Uli Biaho Tower was ascended in an alpine-style approach via the direct East Face route by a team led by John Roskelley and others. On July 3, 1979, all four climbers from the United States successfully reached the summit. John Roskelley later dedicated a chapter to their Uli Biaho climb in his 1993 book titled "Stories Off the Wall."

Notable ascents

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