This is the view immortalised by Vittorio Sella in 1909 looking back across the Baltoro Glacier from the camp at Urdukas and back down to where the valley eventually leads to Askole, the starting point for so many expeditions. The glacier is a few kilometres across at this point and pitted with lakes and crevasses. From left to right are Paju Peak (6,610m) and the remarkable granite spire, Uli Biaho (6,109m) and Trango Castle (5,753m).

- William Mitchell, K2 Artistic Expeditions: James Hart Dyke & Vittorio Sella, 2026

See all the paintings in K2: James Hart Dyke at our London exhibition, which then travels to the Forte di Bard. You can also browse more works by James Hart Dyke or read his biography.