Lukpe Lawo Brakk
| Lukpe Lawo Brakk - Snow Lake Peak | ||
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| height | 6593 m | |
| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Hispar Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Dominance | 8.84 km → Tahu Rutum | |
| Notch height | 923 m ↓ Western Khurdopin Pass ( 5670 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 7 '22 " N , 75 ° 36' 24" E | |
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| First ascent | July 29, 1989 by British expedition | |
| Normal way | glaciated alpine tour | |
The 6593 m high Lukpe Lawo Brakk , also called Snow Lake Peak ( English for " Snow Lake Summit"), is located in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan , the former northern areas . He belongs to the Khurdopin group , the easternmost subgroup of Hispar Muztagh in the Karakoram .
location
The Lukpe Lawo Brakk is located at the northern end of the Lukpe Lawo ( Snow Lake ), the nutrient area of the Biafo Glacier. It is a pyramid-shaped mountain covered with snow and ice. Its east ridge drops to the 5690 m high Khurdopin Pass (also the Eastern Khurdopin Pass ), which connects the Snow Lake with the Eastern Khurdopin Glacier . Access to the north side of the mountain is via the Shimshal valley and the Khurdoping glacier . In the west is the 5670 m high Western Khurdopin Pass , which forms the connection from Lukpe Lawo to the Western Khurdoping Glacier .
Ascent history
The first ascent attempt was made in 1956 by the British Edward Williams, Jim Durbin, Gwen Greenald and Denis Greenald.
A second attempt in 1985 by four British climbers, including Bob Williams and Don Hilton, who was the leader of the expedition, failed. Bob Williams was so badly injured when he fell into a crevasse that he had to be taken over the Hispar Pass to Nagar and Gilgit . Two climbers, Mike Harris and Mike Harber, who subsequently returned to the mountain, have since been missing at Lukpe Lawo Brakk.
On July 29, 1989, Arthur Collins, Lew Hardy, Steven Sands, Philip Solt, Peter Stapely and Paul Vardon, members of a twelve-man crew of the British Metropolitan Police, reached the summit over the west ridge.
Another ascent took place in 1991 by a New Zealand expedition who chose to climb the southeast ridge.
Web links
- Image of Lupke Lawo Brakk from Snow Lake
- Map at himalaya-info.org
- Photo at himalaya-info.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on summitpost.org; Retrieved January 28, 2012
- ^ Jim Durbin: Asia, Pakistan, Second Ascent of the Mustagh Tower, Eastern Arête . American Alpine Journal, 1957, vol. 10.
- ^ Asia, Pakistan, Lukpe La Brakk Tragedy . American Alpine Journal, 1986, vol. 28.
- ^ Asia, Pakistan, Lawa Brakk . American Alpine Journal, 1990, vol. 32.
- ^ John Nankervis: Asia, Pakistan, Snow Lake Peaks and Hispar Sar . American Alpine Journal, 1992, vol. 34.