So which is the mountain in the background?

Looking at the map, it could be Skjang Kangri.

Baarb wrote:So which is the mountain in the background? Tried using Google Earth but maybe the vertical resolution isn't quite there to get the topography right.

The slightly higher peak is the more southern one. Get to Lake Maurici, get on its north side and look south. I think the lake is about 7/10 mile long more of a large pond. lat 42.57 long +1 east. best view is from NW side of lake looking SE to double topped peak

desainme wrote:

Baarb wrote:So which is the mountain in the background? Tried using Google Earth but maybe the vertical resolution isn't quite there to get the topography right.

The slightly higher peak is the more southern one. Get to Lake Maurici, get on its north side and look south. I think the lake is about 7/10 mile long more of a large pond. lat 42.57 long +1 east. best view is from NW side of lake looking SE to double topped peak

Aaah sorry, should have been more clear. I was talking about the K2 photo. Thanks for the info though!

Actually, that shot from Kurt Diemberger's book must be mis-labelled; 2010 AAJournal has a contemporary shot of both mountains: that shot was absolutely taken from Jobo Rinjiang (Nepal) looking west towards the Lunag massif. The peak in the far background is Lunag Ri 1; Lunag Ri 2 in the foreground. Joe Puryear's climb; man, that guy is missed.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the tangible benefit of looking at too many mountain books whilst astride the pot

Els Encantats, Aigüestortes i Stany de Sant Maurici NP, Catalan Pyrenees, Spain:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Encantados (in Spanish). Almost nobody call them Los Encantados