Gasherbrum III
| Gasherbrum III | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,952 m (26,089 ft)[1] [2] |
| Prominence | 461 m (1,512 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 35°44′N 76°38′E / 35.733°N 76.633°E / 35.733; 76.633 |
| Geography | |
Gasherbrum III is located in Gilgit Baltistan Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III Location of Gasherbrum III Show map of Gilgit BaltistanGasherbrum III is located in Southern Xinjiang Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III (Southern Xinjiang) Show map of Southern Xinjiang | |
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China Gasherbrum V Rimo III Apsarasas Kangri I Diran Muztagh Tower K6 Yutmaru Sar Baintha Brakk Crown Peak Baltoro Kangri Yazghil Dome South Sherpi Kangri Rimo I, Rimo massif Ultar, Ultar Peak, Ultar Sar Ghent Kangri Haramosh Peak Skil Brum Momhil Sar Sia Kangri K12 Malubiting Teram Kangri I Yukshin Gardan Sar Passu Sar Pumari Chhish Saser Kangri III Saser Kangri II Mamostong Kangri K35 Skyang Kangri Trivor Sar Shispare or Shispare Sar Chogolisa Saser Kangri I, K22 Batura III Saltoro Kangri, K10 Kanjut Sar Batura II Rakaposhi Batura Sar, Batura I Masherbrum, K1 Kunyang Chhish (Kunyang Kish, Khunyang Chhish, Khinyang Chhish) Distaghil Sar Gasherbrum IV, K3 Gasherbrum III, K3a Gasherbrum II, K4 Broad Peak
Gasherbrum I, K5
K2 The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height. Legend: Location of Gasherbrum III | |
| Location | Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Xinjiang, China [3] |
| Parent range | Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1975 by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Gasherbrum III (Urdu: گاشر برم۔۳); simplified Chinese: 加舒尔布鲁木III峰; traditional Chinese: 加舒爾布魯木III峰; pinyin: Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù III Fēng), surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[3] It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.
Gasherbrum III fails to meet a 500 metres (1,600 ft) topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.[4]
Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world[5] up to its first ascent in 1975, by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.[6]
See also
[edit ]Notes and references
[edit ]- ^ a b "Gasherbrum III". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014年08月24日.
- ^ "Trekking Routes - Highest peaks". Central Karakoram National Park. Retrieved 2014年08月24日.
- ^ a b This region is also claimed by India. This massif is under the control of Pakistan; it lies just north of the Line of Control.
- ^ Some sources use a lower cutoff value, and consider Gasherbrum III to be independent.
- ^ In fact no summit in 1975 was both higher and more topographically prominent.
- ^ McDonald, Bernadette (2011). Freedom Climbers. Victoria, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-926855-60-8.
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