There are some mountains that stop you in your tracks. Laila Peak, standing tall at 6,096 meters, razor-sharp granite in Pakistan's Hushe Valley—was that mountain for me. They say most peaks below 7,000 meters aren't deemed worthy of a name. But standing in its shadow during my K2 Base Camp trek, I understood immediately: Laila isn't just any mountain. It's what every mountain wishes it looked like.
There are some mountains that stop you in your tracks. Laila Peak, standing tall at 6,096 meters, razor-sharp granite in Pakistan's Hushe Valley—was that mountain for me. They say most peaks below 7,000 meters aren't deemed worthy of a name. But standing in its shadow during my K2 Base Camp trek, I understood immediately: Laila isn't just any mountain. It's what every mountain wishes it looked like.