Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum I (also known as
Hidden Peak or
K5) at 8,068 metres (26,470 feet) is the eleventh highest peak on
Earth. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum
massif, located in the
Karakoram region on the
Pakistan-
China border. In
1892, William Martin Conway provided the alternate name, Hidden Peak, in reference to its extreme remoteness. Gasherbrum in the local language means "Shining Wall".
Gasherbrum I was first climbed in 1958 by Pete Schoening and Andy Kauffman of a US expedition lead by Nich Clinch.
Timeline
- 1934 - A large international expedition, organized by the Swiss G.O. Dyhrenfurth, explores Gasherbrum I and II. Two climbers get to 6,300m/20,650'.
- 1936 - A French expedition gets to 6m900m/22,630'.
- 1958 - First ascent.
- 1975 - Reinhold Messner and P. Habeler reach the summit on a new route (northwest route). One day later, they are followed by three Austrians on the same route.
- 1977 - The fourth successful ascent by two Yugoslavians, again on a new route.
- 1980 - A French expedition is successful with the 5th ascent and pass the south ridge for the first time.
- 1981 - Japanese have the 6th successful ascent.
- 1982 - G. Sturm, M. Dacher and S. Hupfauer of a German expedition summit via a new route on the north face. In the same year, the first woman gets to the summit. Moreover, there is the first ski descent from the top of an 8000 metre peak.
- 1983 - Teams from Switzerland, Poland and Spain are successful.
- 2003 - 19 people reach the summit, 4 deaths.
See also: List of mountains, eight-thousander
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