Pakistan's 2026 summer mountaineering season in Gilgit-Baltistan (a northern Pakistani region home to five of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 metres) has ended in widespread failure, with no climber reaching the summits of K2 or Gasherbrum-I due to persistent storms, heavy snowfall, and extreme avalanche risk. A deadly avalanche on Broad Peak on 30 July killed 11 climbers, including Pakistani mountaineer Sohail Sakhi, prompting many teams on neighbouring peaks to abandon their attempts and join rescue operations. Tour operators and climbing officials attribute the worsening conditions to climate change, which has destabilised long-established weather windows and increased the likelihood of avalanches and rockfalls across the Karakoram range.