Mandu Kangri

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Mandu Kangri
left Masherbrum, right next to it the double peaks Mandu Kangri and Mandu Kangri West

left Masherbrum, right next to it the double peaks Mandu Kangri and Mandu Kangri West

height 7127  m
location Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains Masherbrum Mountains ( Karakoram )
Dominance 2.32 km →  Masherbrum
Notch height 627 m ↓  ( 6500  m )
Coordinates 35 ° 38 '54 "  N , 76 ° 16' 49"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 38 '54 "  N , 76 ° 16' 49"  E
Mandu Kangri (Karakoram)
Mandu Kangri
First ascent September 8, 1988 by an Italian expedition

The Mandu Kangri (also Masherbrum Far West ) is a 7127  m high mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan .

location

It is located in the Masherbrum Mountains in the Karakoram . A notch separates the Mandu Kangri from the 2.32 km east-southeast, 7821  m high Masherbrum . The notch height is 627 m.

Ascent history

The first ascent of Mandu Kangri was made by a 10-person Italian expedition led by Augusto Zanotti in 1988 over the west face. On September 8, A. Zanotti, E. Corbellini, S. Andreola, S. Savadelli, F. Bottani, M. Bottani, B. Scanabesi, A. Carminati and P. Campostrini reached the summit.

Minor peaks

370 m further west is the 7081  m high sub-peak Mandu Kangri West (or Mandu Kangri II ). The Mandu Kangri West has not yet been climbed .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Luciano Ghigo: Asia, Pakistan, Masherbrum Far West . American Alpine Journal, 1989, vol. 31.