Thui II
| Thui II | ||
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| height | 6523 m | |
| location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Hinduraj | |
| Dominance | 9.98 km → Thui I | |
| Notch height | 1253 m ↓ ( 5270 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 41 '59 " N , 73 ° 3' 54" E | |
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| First ascent | August 4th 1978 by Nick Tritton, Chris Griffiths, Chris Lloyd | |
The Thui II is one of the highest mountains in the Hinduraj Mountains .
location
The Thui II is located on a northern branch of the main ridge of the northern Hinduraj. It is located on the district boundary of Chitral and Ghizer . The 6523 m high mountain is flanked in the west by the Risht Glacier and in the east by the Ponarillo Glacier . Both glaciers flow north to the Yarkhun . The Thui I is 10 km further east.
Ascent history
The first ascent of Thui II, the Hinduraj's highest unclimbed peak at the time, was achieved by a group of three British mountaineers (Nick Tritton, Chris Griffiths, Chris Lloyd) in the summer of 1978. The ascent route led from the south from the point where Aghost-Bar- and Meet the Qalandar Gum glacier, over a 6000 m high neighboring summit to the southeast ridge of Thui II and on to the summit.
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ^ A b David Hillebrandt: Asia, Pakistan, Thui II, Hindu Raj . American Alpine Journal, 1979, vol. 22nd