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The Origins of the Name Gasherbrum The name ‘Gasherbrum’ (ག་ཞར་པུ་རུམ་) holds a significant place in the lexicon of mountainous regions, with its roots embedded in the Balti language spoken in Northern Pakistan. The etymology of this majestic mountain’s name stems from two components: ‘rgasha’, (གར་ཤ་) meaning beautiful, and ‘brum’་ (བུ་རི) , which translates to mountain....Read More