Gasherbrum III

Gasherbrum III
Gasherbrum III
Gilgit-Baltistan-Xinjiang (China-Pakistan)[1]
Elevation 7,952 m (26,089 ft) 
(6th in Pakistan)
Prominence 355 m (1,165 ft)
Location
Range Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent 1975 by a Polish team
Easiest route snow/ice climb

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) is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Northern Areas of Pakistan and Xinjiang, China, in the region of Baltistan.[1] It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.

Gasherbrum III fails to meet a 500 metre topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.[2]

Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world[3] up to its first ascent in 1975, by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Some sources use a lower cutoff value, and consider Gasherbrum III to be independent.
  3. ^ In fact no summit in 1975 was both higher and more topographically prominent.