Sia Kangri
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 Sia Kangri (right) from the south. On the left the Baltoro Kangri V, in between the Conway saddle |
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| height | 7422 m | |
| location | Pakistan , China , India | |
| Mountains | Baltoro Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Dominance | 9.01 km → Hidden Peak | |
| Notch height | 640 m ↓ Abruzzi Saddle ( 6782 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 39 '48 " N , 76 ° 45' 42" E | |
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| First ascent | August 12, 1934 by Hans Ertl and Albert Höcht | |
 The Gasherbrum Group and the Sia Kangri (top right) |
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The Sia Kangri (also Sia Kangri I or Queen Mary Peak ) is a 7422 m high mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh in the Karakoram .
It is located in the border area between the Pakistani autonomous region of Gilgit-Baltistan , the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh and the Shaksgam Valley claimed by China in the disputed Kashmir region .
Location in the Karakoram
The mountain owes its name to the Siachen glacier , whose nutrient area is on the southeast side of the Sia Kangri. It is the easternmost mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh , the central main chain in the Karakoram. Various chains of the Karakoram meet in its neighborhood. To the northwest of Sia Kangri rises the Urdok ridge , an extension of the 8000er Hidden Peak . East of the Sia Kangri is the Indira Col , which connects the Baltoro Muztagh with the Siachen Muztagh (on the northeast side of the Siachen Glacier) as a pass .
The Conway Saddle is located southwest of the Sia Kangri and connects it with the Baltoro Kangri and thus with the chains of the Masherbrum Mountains . In the south of the mountain lies the Sia La , beyond this pass the Ghent Kangri and the other mountains of the Saltoro Mountains .
Ascent history
The first ascent took place in 1934 by members of Günter Dyhrenfurth's International Himalaya Expedition . On August 12th, Hans Ertl and Albert Höcht stood on the main summit, before they had crossed the eastern summit, accompanied by the porter Hakimbek. Ertl, Höcht, Dyhrenfurth and his wife Hettie had already climbed the approximately 7,315 m high western summit on August 3rd - Hettie Dyhrenfurth set a world record for women that lasted until 1954. James Belaieff, Piero Ghiglione and André Roch reached the similarly high central summit on August 10th.
Minor peaks
The Sia Kangri has several peaks. Northwest of the main summit is the 7327 m high west summit, a little south of this is the 7275 m high central summit. The 7,325 m high east summit is located southwest of the main summit. This height information is controversial, especially since the secondary peaks were only rarely measured.
The 7093 m high Sia Kangri II ( ⊙ ) is also known as Mount Hardinge . It is located 4.3 km southeast of the Sia Kangri. With a notch height of 401 meters, it has a certain independence, but is considered a secondary peak of the Sia Kangri.
The Sia Kangri II has never been climbed before .
Web links
- Sia Kangri on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth: The third pole. The eight-thousanders and their satellites. Frankfurt / M. 1961, pp. 206f.
- ↑ List of all mountains in Asia with a height of more than 6750 meters, www.8000ers.com , accessed October 13, 2011.