Pumari Chhish, is a high peak of 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,...

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Mountain range

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. It lies about 4 km east of Khunyang Chhish

Khunyang Chhish

Khunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. Alternate variations of the name include Kunyang Kish and Khiangyang Kish, among others. Its height is also sometimes given as 7823m...

, in the heart of the Hispar, north of the Hispar Glacier

Glacier

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Pumari Chhish was first attempted by an Austria

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n group in 1974, who failed to climb or bypass the Yazghil Glacier on the north side of the peak. In 1979, a Japan

Japan

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ese group from the Hokkaido Alpine Association succeeded in climbing the mountain via a long route starting from the Khunyang Glacier, well to the west of the peak. They first had to cross a significant col

Mountain pass

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 to access the upper Yazghil Glacier; they then ascended the north ridge of Pumari Chhish.

According the Himalayan Index, there have been no other successful ascents of Pumari Chhish.

Pumari Chhish South

About 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) to the southeast of the main summit of Pumari Chhish lies Pumari Chhish South, 7350 m (24,114.2 ft). After two unsuccessful attempts on this peak in 1999 and 2000 by Julie-Ann Clyma and Roger Payne, it was first climbed on June 12, 2007 by Yannick Graziani and Christian Trommsdorff. Among first ascents of peaks over 7000 metres, their 2700 m (8,858.3 ft) climb was highly technical (they rate it ABO 5.10 M6 A1

Grade (climbing)

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). They made the ascent in pure alpine style

Alpine style

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 over six days. Their achievement earned them the lead article in the 2008 American Alpine Journal

American Alpine Journal

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