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190: 146: 230: 197: 153: 744: 223: 397:. Their approach to the mountain commenced from the Likah Glacier, with the objective of ascending the South East ridge. They successfully established a final camp on June 19th, yet their altitude estimation proved to be inaccurate. An attempt to reach the summit the following day, amidst worsening weather conditions, was thwarted as they were required to ascend an additional 3500 feet. Hunt and Brotherhood managed to reach an elevation of 24,500 feet but were compelled to turn around. 797: 29: 420:
The first ascent of Saltoro Kangri was in July 1962, by a joint Japanese-Pakistani expedition led by T. Shidei. This piggyback expedition put A. Saito, Y. Takamura and Pakistani climber R.A. Bashir on the top on July 24, following the S.E. ridge route. The peak was again climbed by an Indian Army
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range. This subrange is also referred to as the Saltoro Range and is situated within the Karakoram region. The term "Saltoro Kangri" typically encompasses both of its twin peaks, Saltoro Kangri I (located to the south) and Saltoro Kangri II, which are connected by a
370:. When comparing heights, the generic term "Saltoro Kangri" is used for the taller of the two peaks, Saltoro Kangri I. This peak ranks as the 31st highest mountain globally and is located in the remote reaches of the Karakoram. It lies on the 393:. Hunt's involvement in the expedition had been suggested by the Himalayan Club in Calcutta. Among the expedition's members were Rowland Brotherhood and Dr. Steward Carslaw, accompanied by two Sherpas named Palden and 408:
route, entering from Pakistan and operating under a Pakistani climbing permit. However, they chose not to make a summit attempt. Unintentionally, this expedition marked the initial maneuver in the consequential
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and her husband in the year 1911-12. The initial endeavor to conquer the peak, which was then denoted as "Peak 36," took place in 1935, led by a British expedition headed by James Waller and
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defined the Line of Control no further than point NJ9842 other than with the phrase "thence north to the glaciers." The
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between Pakistani and Indian territory running from the last defined point in the 1949
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in 1981. US maps of the area and many world atlases starting in the 1960s showed the
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lists only one more ascent of the mountain, in 1981, and no other attempts.
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High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks
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Mountain in disputed Kashmir region administered by India
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24 July 1962 by Y. Takamura, A. Saito, Capt. Bashir
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Elevation
Ranked 31st
Prominence
Listing
Ultra
Coordinates
35°23′57.6″N 76°50′55.2″E / 35.399333°N 76.848667°E / 35.399333; 76.848667
Saltoro Kangri is located in Karakoram
Saltoro Ridge
Siachen
Actual Ground Position Line
Saltoro Kangri is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Saltoro Kangri is located in Ladakh
Parent range
Saltoro Mountains
Karakoram
First ascent
Easiest route
Traditional Chinese
Saltoro Mountains
Karakoram
saddle
Actual Ground Position Line
Fanny Bullock Workman
John Hunt
Dawa Thondup
Eric Shipton
Bilafond La
oropolitics

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