K6 (mountain)
| K6 کے 6 | |
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| Baltistan Peak | |
Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 35°25′12″N 76°33′00″E / 35.42000°N 76.55000°E |
| Geography | |
  K6 Location in Gilgit-Baltistan  K6 K6 (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-controlled Kashmir[Notes 1] |
| Parent range | Masherbrum Mountains, Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1970 by von der Hecken, G. Haberl, E. Koblmüller, G. Pressl |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
| K6 | |||
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| Simplified Chinese | 巴爾蒂斯坦峰 （K6峰） | ||
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Location
K6 is the highest peak in the area surrounding the Charakusa Glacier, a region which has seen renewed climbing interest in recent years. This glacier lies at the head of the Hushe Valley, which in turn leads to the Shyok River and thence to the Indus River. The Charakusa gives access to the north side of K6; to the southwest of the peak is the small Nangmah (or "Nangpah") Glacier, and to the east is the larger Kaberi Glacier and the Kaberi River valley.
History
The first ascent of K6 was in 1970, by an Austrian party, which was led by Eduard Koblmueller and included Gerhard Haberl, Christian von der Hecken and Gerd Pressl via the Southeast Ridge from the Nangmah Glacier. The expedition had originally planned to climb Malubiting but the Pakistan government withdrew this permission after the team arrived in the country. K6 was allotted to the team instead.[2][3]
The Himalayan Index[4] lists three additional attempts, but no additional ascents, on K6.
Notes
- ^ The mountain is located on the western side of the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
References
- ^ a b "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ Koblmueller, Eduard (1971). "The ascent of K6" (PDF). Alpine Journal. Translated by Bowman, E. London, England: Alpine Club: 149–155. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Koblmueller, Eduard (1971). "Asia, Pakistan, K6". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Himalayan Index
- Neate, Jill (1990). High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-0-89886-238-6.
- Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.
- Himalayan Index
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