A view of Diran from Hunza valley,Diran peak is also Known as Minapin Peak.It is situated in Karakoram Range of Northern Area of Pakistan. This pyramid shaped mountain lies in the East of Rakaposhi (7,788m).and Haramosh mountain region near the Minapin, Hinarchi and Baultar glaciers and is easily accessible because of the Karakoram Highway. Diran was first climbed in 1968 by three Austrians Rainer Goeschl, Rudolph Pischinger and Hanns Schell. Earlier attempts by a German expedition in 1959 and an Australian expedition in 1964 were unsuccessful