Gasherbrum V
| Gasherbrum V گاشربرم - 5 | |
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 West faces of Gasherbrum massif, V is right centre | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,147 m (23,448 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 654 m (2,146 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°44′N 76°37′E / 35.733°N 76.617°E |
| Geography | |
  Gasherbrum V گاشربرم - 5 Location in Gilgit-Baltistan  Gasherbrum V گاشربرم - 5 Gasherbrum V گاشربرم - 5 (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Location | Gilgit–Baltistan (Pakistan) |
| Parent range | Karakoram, Gasherbrum |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 25, 2014 by Seong Nakjong and An Chi Young[3] |
| Gasherbrum V | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 加舒爾布魯木V峰 | ||
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Gasherbrum V (
Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
.
Location and naming
The
Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks
(if one includes Broad Peak). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."
While the four highest Gasherbrum peaks (Gasherbrum I to IV) have been named and numbered since the 19th century, Gasherbrum V (as well as its neighbour
Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth recommended to give this independent mountain an own name and proposed in 1934 the name of "Gasherbrum V", which is now well established.[4]
Altitude and climbing status
Although in former literature a height around 7,320 m was traditionally given, the mountain is more likely to be around 7,150 m high. The Russian military 1:100,000 topographical map shows a height of 7,120 m. The currently most accurate map of the region probably is that in the series of "Maps of Snow Mountains in China", which gives a height of 7,147 m. On this map the pass connecting to Gasherbrum III is 6,493 m high (654 m prominence).
See also
- Concordia (Pakistan)
- Northern Areas
- List of mountains in Pakistan
Notes
External links
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