Sosbun Brakk

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Sosbun Brakk
Sosbun Brakk above the Biafo Glacier, followed by trekkers on the way to Snow Lake

Sosbun Brakk above the Biafo Glacier, followed by trekkers on the way to Snow Lake

height 6413  m
location Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan )
Mountains Spantik Sosbun Mountains ( Karakoram )
Coordinates 35 ° 56 '18 "  N , 75 ° 34' 10"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 56 '18 "  N , 75 ° 34' 10"  E
Sosbun Brakk (Karakoram)
Sosbun Brakk
First ascent July 4th 1981 by a japan. Expedition over the SW ridge from the south
Satellite image, the Sosbun Brakk south of the Biafogletscher in the lower right half of the image

Satellite image, the Sosbun Brakk south of the Biafogletscher in the lower right half of the image

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The Sosbun Brakk is a mountain in the Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory Gilgit-Baltistan .

The Sosbun Brakk has a height of 6413  m and is located south of the Biafogletscher . The mountain, together with Spantik 55 km to the west, gives its name to the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains .

Ascent history

In 1976 a German expedition attempted to climb it. Finally, in 1981 a four-man Japanese expedition succeeded in making the first ascent over the southwest ridge from the south. On July 4, 1981, Hisao Hashimoto and Norichika Matsumoto reached the summit.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Seiichi Kawauchi: Asia, Pakistan, Sosbun Brakk . American Alpine Journal, 1982, vol. 24.