Two teams are heading toward Masherbrum, one of the most aesthetic yet difficult peaks in the Karakoram. A Czech all-star team is eyeing a new route: They may even attempt the first ascent of the west face. Three Colombian andinistas are also heading for Masherbrum, which has been summited just four times before. Early cartographers first identified the peak as K1 because they believed it was the tallest in the Karakoram. In fact, the needle-sha…
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