Gasherbrum III

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Gasherbrum III
Elevation 7,952 m (26,089 ft)
Prominence 355 m (1,165 ft)
Location
Gasherbrum III
Gilgit-Baltistan-Xinjiang (China-Pakistan)[1]
Range Karakoram
Coordinates 35°44′N 76°38′E / 35.733°N 76.633°E / 35.733; 76.633Coordinates: 35°44′N 76°38′E / 35.733°N 76.633°E / 35.733; 76.633
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.

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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