K6 (mountain)
| K6 | ||
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| height | 7282 m | |
| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Dominance | 21.62 km → Sherpi Kangri | |
| Notch height | 1962 m ↓ ( 5320 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 25 '6 " N , 76 ° 33' 6" E | |
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| First ascent | July 17, 1970 by Dietmar Entlesberger , Gerhard Haberl , Eduard Koblmüller , Gerd Pressl | |
 The K6 in the center of the picture |
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The K6 is a 7,282 m high mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan . There are two other elevations on its summit ridge, the 7,130-meter-high central summit and the 7,100-meter-high western summit.
location
It is nicknamed Baltistan Peak and is located in the Masherbrum Mountains in the Karakoram . Its northeastern neighbors are the 7041 m high Link Sar and the 6934 m high K7 . Under its north wall is the Charakusa glacier , which flows northwest to the Hushe river valley . In the east is the Kaberigletscher , which flows south.
Ascent history
The first ascent succeeded Eduard Koblmüller as leader and Gerhard Haberl, Dietmar Entlesberger and Gerd Pressl as members of an Austrian expedition on July 17, 1970. A second attempt by other expedition participants failed due to the weather.
Web links
- K6 on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduard Koblmüller: K6. In: American Alpine Journal 19711, pp. 450f. (AAJO) , accessed September 25, 2011.
- ↑ Eduard Koblmüller: "The ascent of K6" (first ascent of the K6) in the Alpine Journal 1971 (PDF; 2.9 MB), article with pictures and sketch map, accessed on September 25, 2011.