Muztagh Tower
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Muztagh Tower | |
|---|---|
 Muztagh Tower in 2004 |
|
| Elevation | 7,273 metres (23,862 ft) |
| Location | Pakistan[1] |
| Range | Karakoram |
| Prominence | 1,710 m (5,610 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | July 6, 1956 by a British team |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Muztagh Tower (also: Mustagh Tower; Muztagh: ice tower), is a mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh, part of the Karakoram range in the Northern Areas of Pakistan[1]. It is often said to be one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.[citation needed] It stands between the basins of the Baltoro and Sarpo Laggo glaciers.
Long considered unclimbable, it was first summited in 1956 by a British expedition, consisting of John Hartog, Joe Brown, Tom Patey and Ian McNaught-Davis, that came from the Chagaran Glacier on the west side of the peak.[3] The group barely managed to beat a French party attempting to climb the mountain from the east, reaching the top on July 6, 1956, five days before the French. A lower summit, 7,180 m (23,560 ft) was first climbed in 1984 by the northeast ridge.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b This region is disputed, and is claimed by India to be an integral part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir
- ^ Prominent Karkoram peaks on peaklist.org; Peakbagger reports 1,707 metres.
- ^ Jill Neate, High Asia: an illustrated history of the 7,000 metre peaks, The Mountaineers, 1989, ISBN 0-89886-278-3, pp. 117-118.
 |
This Pakistan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
