▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁B ain tha ▁B rak k ▁r ises ▁above ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁B ia fo ▁Gla cier , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁gla ci ers ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁Kar ak or am . ▁It ▁lies ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Sk ard u , ▁the ▁major ▁town ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁road head ▁at ▁Ask ole . ▁ ▁Notable ▁features ▁ ▁B ain tha ▁B rak k ▁is ▁exception al ▁in ▁its ▁combination ▁of ▁alt itude , ▁height ▁above ▁local ▁terrain , ▁and ▁ste ep ness . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁complex ▁gran ite ▁tower , ▁ste eper ▁and ▁rock ier ▁than ▁most ▁other ▁Kar ak or am ▁pe aks . ▁( The ▁Lat ok ▁pe aks ▁next ▁to ▁B ain tha ▁B rak k ▁are ▁similar , ▁however .) ▁For ▁example , ▁its ▁South ▁Face ▁r ises ▁over ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁U z un ▁B rak k ▁Gla cier ▁in ▁only ▁ 2   km ▁( 1 . 2 4   mi ) ▁of ▁horizontal ▁distance . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁ste ep , ▁rock y ▁nature ▁that ▁B ain tha ▁B rak k ▁has ▁been ▁both ▁so ▁difficult ▁to ▁clim b ▁and ▁so ▁attract ive ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁extremely ▁high - level ▁mount aine ers . ▁ ▁Cl im bing ▁history ▁ ▁Following ▁two ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1