Diran (7000+)

A major attraction of attempting peaks that are above 7,000 metres but less than 8,000m is that they are usually easier to summit, but this is not true for the Diran Peak, which remains unconquered for the past 45 years. The pyramid shaped mountain in the Karakoram Range of Gilgit-Baltistan stands at 7,266m, and this year, the two expeditions that tried to reach its summit were forced to abandon the attempt and return home. One of these teams was from Slovakia, which was led by Peter Skorik. The seven-member expedition attempted a climb on Diran Peak but called it quits soon.