Passu Sar
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Passu Sar | |
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View west up the Passu Glacier: Shispare on the left; Passu massif on the right |
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Elevation | 7,478 metres (24,534 feet)[1] |
Location | Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Range | Karakoram, Batura Muztagh |
Prominence | 647 m (2,123 ft)[1] |
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First ascent | August 7, 1994 by Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, Volker Wurnig[2] |
Passu Sar (or Pasu Sar, Pasu I) is a mountain peak in the Batura Muztagh, a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range, located in the Gilgit District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, west of the Hunza Valley. It is the high point of the Passu massif, which also includes Passu Diar (or "Passu East", "Pasu II"). The peak lies on the main ridge of the Batura Muztagh, about 7 km (4 mi) east of Batura Sar.
Passu Sar was first climbed on August 7, 1994 by Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, and Volker Wurnig.[2]