Baltoro Kangri

Baltoro Kangri
Baltoro Kangri
height	7312  m
location	Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains	Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram )
Dominance	8.43 km →  Sia Kangri
Notch height	1132 m ↓  Kondus saddle ( 6180  m )
Coordinates	35 ° 38 '20 "  N , 76 ° 40' 23"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 38 '20 "  N , 76 ° 40' 23"  E
First ascent	August 4, 1963 by a japan. expedition
Normal way	Glaciated alpine tour
The Baltoro Kangri (right), next to it Gasherbrum VI, VII and IV

The Baltoro Kangri (main peak Baltoro Kangri III ) is a 7312  m (according to other sources 7265  m ) high mountain in the Karakoram in the autonomous region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan .

location

Baltoro Kangri V (left) from the south over the Kondus Glacier, next to it Conway Saddle and Sia Kangri

It lies south of the Gasherbrums and east of the Chogolisa ( 7668  m ) and, like the latter, belongs to the Masherbrum Mountains . The Upper Baltoro Glacier rises on the western flank of the Baltoro Kangri. To the north and east of the mountain, between the Baltoro Kangri and the Gasherbrums, is the Abruzzi Glacier , which shortly afterwards flows into the Upper Baltoro Glacier. The Baltoro Kangri is connected by a ridge to the Sia Kangri in the east - and thus to the Karakoram main chain - on which the Conway Saddle ( 6044  m ) is the lowest point . Between Baltoro Kangri and Chogolisa below the southern flank is the 6,180  m high Kondus saddle .

Seen from Concordiaplatz , the Baltoro Kangri towers over the Upper Baltoro Glacier, which is why it used to be called the Golden Throne , which goes back to William Martin Conway .

Ascent history

The Baltoro Kangri was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1963. The ascent route led over the Conway saddle. On August 4th, Takeo Shibata and Masaru Kono as well as Sumio Shima and Keiko Fujimoto reached the main summit.

Minor peaks

In addition to the main peak, the Baltoro III , the Baltoro Kangri has four other peaks (the peaks are numbered in ascending order from west to east): Baltoro Kangri I ( 7274  m ⊙ ), Baltoro Kangri II ( 7270  m ⊙ ), Baltoro Kangri IV ( 7265  m ⊙ ), Baltoro Kangri V ( 7275  m ⊙ ). Another sub-peak is Pioneer Peak ( ⊙ ) , located to the west, 6501  m high .

Web links

Commons : Baltoro Kangri  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Baltoro Kangri on Peakbagger.com (English)
• Baltoro Kangri at Peakware (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Seihei Kato: Asia, Pakistan, Baltoro Kangri . American Alpine Journal, 1964, vol. 14th