Lobsang Spire

Lobsang Spire
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height	5707 m
location	Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains	Baltoro Muztagh ( Karakoram )
Notch height	577 m ↓ ( 5130 m )
Coordinates	35 ° 46 '11 " N , 76 ° 17' 17" E Coordinates: 35 ° 46 '11 " N , 76 ° 17' 17" E
First ascent	June 13, 1983 by Doug Scott , Greg Child and Pete Thexton

The Lobsang Spire ( Spire English for "top" or "spike tower") is a 5707 m high mountain in the Pakistani part of the Karakoram .

location

The mountain lies in a ridge north of the Baltoro Glacier , which is flanked by the Bialegletscher in the west and by the Muztagh Glacier in the east . The Muztagh Tower rises 9.3 km northeast.

The first ascent of Lobsang Spire was made on June 13, 1983 by Doug Scott , Greg Child and Pete Thexton . They climbed from 10th to 13th June from the Bialegletscher with portaledges in the style of big wall climbing up the south pillar to the summit.