Gasherbrum III
Gasherbrum III (Urdu: گاشر برم -3; 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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| Geography | |
  Gasherbrum III Location of Gasherbrum III  Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III (Southern Xinjiang) | |
| 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 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]
Notes and references
- "Gasherbrum III". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- "Trekking Routes - Highest peaks". Central Karakoram National Park. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 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.