Ghent Kangri
| Ghent Kangri I. | ||
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| height | 7401 m | |
| location |
Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ), Ladakh ( India ) |
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| Mountains | Saltoro Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Dominance | 13.03 km → Saltoro Kangri II | |
| Notch height | 1493 m ↓ ( 5908 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 31 '5 " N , 76 ° 48' 3" E | |
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| First ascent | June 4, 1961 by Wolfgang Axt | |
| Normal way | West ridge | |
The Ghent Kangri (or Mount Ghent , Ghaint I ) is a 7401 m high mountain at the northern end of the Saltoro Mountains , a mountain range in the Karakoram .
The mountain consists of a double peak with the main peak and Ghent Kangri II ( 7342 m ) located about one kilometer northeast . The gap height of the Ghent II is 272 meters.
Surname
The American researcher couple Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman discovered the mountain in 1912 during an expedition to the Siachen Glacier . The mountain was surveyed by them for the first time and was named Mount Ghent in reference to the Treaty of Ghent ( Treaty of Ghent ).
location
It is located west of the Siachen Glacier in an area that has been under Indian control since 1984 . To the west of the Ghent lies the Kondus Glacier , which belongs to the Pakistani Gilgit-Baltistan . To the north of the mountain, the Sia La represents a possible pass connection between the Siachen and Kondus glaciers.
Minor peaks
The Ghent Kangri has several secondary peaks: Ghent Kangri II ( 7342 m ⊙ ), Ghent Kangri III ( 7060 m ⊙ ), Depak ( 7150 m ⊙ ), Chogron Kangri ( 6530 m ⊙ ), Silver Throne ( 6600 m ⊙ ).
Ascent history
The Ghent Kangri was climbed for the first time on June 4, 1961 by Wolfgang Axt . The Austrian expedition under Erich Waschak led over the west ridge. Ax climbed alone above the high camp.
According to the Himalayan Index, there were three other ascents in 1977, 1980 and 1984.
Web links
- Ghent Kangri on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Future of Kashmir , area is de facto under Indian control.
- ^ Fanny Bullock Workman / William Hunter Workman: Two summers in the ice-wilds of eastern Karakoram; the exploration of nineteen hundred square miles of mountain and glacier. New York 1916, p. 175 (available online at www.archive.org) , accessed March 29, 2012.
- ^ A b Asia, Pakistan, Mount Ghent, Karakoram . American Alpine Journal, 1962, vol. 13.
- ^ Erich Waschak: The Austrian Karakorum Expedition, 1961 . Himalayan Journal, 1963, vol. 23.