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Since the first ascent, many ascents of
Muztagh Ata have been made. In 1980, a party led by Ned Gillette made a ski ascent/descent of the standard route, the first ski ascent of a mountain over 7,500 m (24,600 ft). An ascent of the much harder south-east ridge was made in 2000 and a
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secondary route at the west side of the mountain was first climbed in the summer of 2005. In 2011 the
Swedish climber Anneli Wester camped on the summit overnight after climbing the mountain solo and alpine style. In 2013,
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reached the summit while crossing the
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made the first recorded attempt to climb
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