Baintha Brakk II

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Baintha Brakk II - Ogre II
Baintha Brakk I in the center of the picture; to the right of it the Baintha Brakk II; left in the foreground Ogre's Thumb

Baintha Brakk I in the center of the picture; to the right of it the Baintha Brakk II; left in the foreground Ogre's Thumb

height 6960  m
location Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains Panmah Muztagh ( Karakoram )
Dominance 2.08 km →  Baintha Brakk I.
Notch height 1160 m ↓  ( 5800  m )
Coordinates 35 ° 55 '57 "  N , 75 ° 45' 56"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 55 '57 "  N , 75 ° 45' 56"  E
Baintha Brakk II (Karakoram)
Baintha Brakk II
First ascent July 16, 1983 by You Han-Gyu and Kim Dug-Yong
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The Baintha Brakk II (also Ogre II ) is a 6,960  m high mountain in the Pakistani- controlled part of the Karakoram or the disputed Kashmir region .

location

The Baintha Brakk II is located in the Panmah Muztagh . The 7,285  m high Baintha Brakk I lies 2.08 km north-north-west , from which it is separated by a 5800  m saddle. The Latok II ( 7108  m ) rises 3.64 km east-southeast . In between there is a 5680  m high saddle. The Baintha Brakk II is flanked in the southwest by the Uzun Brakk glacier and in the north by the Choktoi glacier .

Ascent history

There were several ascent attempts in 1979 and 1982. A Korean expedition finally succeeded in 1983 the first ascent of Baintha Brakk II. You Han-Gyu and Kim Dug-Yong reached the summit on July 16, 1983.

American climbers Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson have been missing there since they were last seen on the second day of the first attempted crossing of the north face on August 22, 2016.

Minor peaks

On the southern flank of Baintha Brakk II rises the 5487  m high rock needle Ogre's Thumb ( ⊙ ) (sometimes also referred to as Ogre Stump ). It was first climbed on August 13, 1987 by Tony Jewell and Tom Walter. They climbed the southwest face (level of difficulty VI, 5.10+, A2).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Nunn: Asia, Pakistan, Baintha Brakk II (Ogre II) Attempt . American Alpine Journal, 1983, vol. 25th
  2. ↑ a b Asia, Pakistan, Baintha Brakk II . American Alpine Journal, 1984, vol. 26th
  3. ↑ Families call off search for US climbers missing in Pakistan in: The Guardian, September 4, 2016, accessed September 4
  4. ^ A b Philip C. Powers: Lukpilla Brakk's Western Edge . American Alpine Journal, 1988, vol. 30th