The Northern Pakistan Mountains are the result of the collision between India and Asia there are 50 million years. The Nanga Parbat located on the Indian continent is now central to this thrust; it grows 7mm per year. Located just opposite on the Asian plate, is the Rakaposhi. They are two mountains on two continents. In 2005 the population of the North valleys, made expenses of the meeting of these two plates.

There is also the highest concentration of glaciers outside the polar regions; the longest: The Siachem 75 km, Baltoro 66 km, if we joined the Biafo and Hispar they are one ice tongue of 119 km !