Distaghil Sar
Encyclopedia
Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain
in the Hispar Muztagh
, a subrange of the Karakoram
mountain range
, in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the 19th highest mountain on earth and the 7th highest peak in Pakistan
. The mountain has an about 5 km long top ridge above 7400m with three distinct summits: (north)west 7885m, central 7760 m, and (south)east 7696m or 7535m (http://echidna.rutgers.edu/expeditions/Hispar/Default.htm).
n expedition led by Wolfgang Stefan. The expedition climbed the western part of the South face and continued over the southwest ridge to the highest summit. Three years earlier, in 1957, an English expedition had attempted to climb the mountain from the South and the West, but failed partially due to bad weather. Likewise, weather foiled a 1959 Swiss attempt over the southeast ridge.
The highest, western summit has been scaled twice since in 1980 and 1982 over the original route. Two attempts over the daunting north face, in 1988 and 1998, were unsuccessful. The eastern summit was first climbed in 1980 by a Polish expedition over the east face, and was reascended in 1983.
Mountain
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in the Hispar Muztagh
Hispar Muztagh
Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in the Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, north of Hispar Glacier, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley. It is the second highest sub-range of the Karakoram, the highest being the Baltoro...
, a subrange of the Karakoram
Karakoram
The Karakoram, or Karakorum , is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, India and China, located in the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan , Ladakh , and Xinjiang region,...
mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
, in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the 19th highest mountain on earth and the 7th highest peak in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The mountain has an about 5 km long top ridge above 7400m with three distinct summits: (north)west 7885m, central 7760 m, and (south)east 7696m or 7535m (http://echidna.rutgers.edu/expeditions/Hispar/Default.htm).
Climbing history
Distaghil Sar was first climbed in 1960 by Günther Stärker and Diether Marchart of an AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n expedition led by Wolfgang Stefan. The expedition climbed the western part of the South face and continued over the southwest ridge to the highest summit. Three years earlier, in 1957, an English expedition had attempted to climb the mountain from the South and the West, but failed partially due to bad weather. Likewise, weather foiled a 1959 Swiss attempt over the southeast ridge.
The highest, western summit has been scaled twice since in 1980 and 1982 over the original route. Two attempts over the daunting north face, in 1988 and 1998, were unsuccessful. The eastern summit was first climbed in 1980 by a Polish expedition over the east face, and was reascended in 1983.
See also
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- Northern Areas, Pakistan
- Highest Mountains of the World
Sources
- Hohe Siebentausender (in German)
- The Himalayan Index