Koskulak Tagh
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 The Koskulak Tagh seen from the base camp, shepherds visit the camp, 2009. |
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| height | 7028 m | |
| location | Tashkorgan district in the administrative district of Kashgar in Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
| Mountains | Muztagata massif ( Pamir ) | |
| Dominance | 4.83 km → Muztagata | |
| Notch height | 947 m ↓ ( 6081 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 13 '55 " N , 75 ° 6' 45" E | |
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| First ascent | August 10, 2005 by Leonid Fishkis, Dmitry Komarov and Alexandr Novik | |
| Normal way | Northwest ridge | |
The Koskulak Tagh is a 7028 m high glaciated mountain in the eastern Pamir Mountains in Xinjiang ( PR China ).
The Koskulak Tagh is located in the Tajik Autonomous Okrug Tashkorgan in the administrative district of Kashgar . The mountain is part of the Muztagata massif . For 4.83 kilometers further north 7509 m high Muztagata introduces ridge.
Ascent history
The first ascent was made by a Russian mountaineering group (Leonid Fishkis, Dmitry Komarov and Alexandr Novik) on August 10th (according to other sources on August 12th) over the northwest ridge. A Russian group of seven (A. Petrov, V. Odokhovskiy and others) reached the summit two days later via the southwest ridge. On August 17, 2005, the two Russians Alexey Gorbatenkov and Valery Shamalo climbed the summit via the north face. On August 4, 2007, an expedition led by Matthias Robl achieved the first German ascent of Koskulak Tagh. Michael Robert, Boris and Frank Schreckenbach from Munich climbed the Koskulak Tagh on skis in August 2009 and descended from the summit.
Web links
- Koskulak Tagh, China on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Photos at summitpost.org
- Ascent routes at Kashgar Central Asia Travel Service (mustaghata.com)
- Map and photo at wiki.risk.ru
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Alexey Gorbatenkov: Asia, China, Kun Lun, Koskulak (7,028m), First and Second Ascents by the West Ridge and Third Ascent by the North Face . American Alpine Journal, 2006, vol. 48.
- ↑ Kashgar Central Asia Travel Service (mustaghata.com) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Michael Robert: Koskulak - "Little" brother of Muztagh Ata. In: Alpinwelt. Alpenverein München Oberland, 2011, accessed on June 28, 2017 .
