Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat is a mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan, between Chilas and Astore. It is the ninth highest mountain in the world. It is 8,126 metres (26,660 feet) above sea level.[2] Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain". In 1953, an Austrian German named Hermann Buhl was the first to climb it.
 Nanga Parbat, the killer mountain, in Gilgit Baltistan | |
| Elevation | 8,126 m (26,660 ft) Ranked 9th |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 4,608 m (15,118 ft) Ranked 14th |
| Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
| Location | |
| Location | Gilgit–Baltistan, Nanga Parbat lies approx 27km west-southwest of Astore district, in the Indian administered region of Gilgit–Baltistan.[1] |
| Range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 3, 1953 by Hermann Buhl |
| Easiest route | Diamir district (West Face) |
Nanga Parbat is in the west of the Himalayas, and is the most western of the mountains higher than eight thousand meters. It lies just south of the Indus River, in the Astore District of the Northern Areas in the region of Kashmir. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram mountains.
Nanga Parbat is the highest peak in the Nanga Parbat Range. The range covers an area of 120 mi (190 km) in length and 12 to 24 mi (19 to 39 km) in width. In the east it joins the Pir Panjal Range.
The steep incline of its peak that rises above the ground far below makes Nanga Parbat a difficult and dangerous climb. Many deaths in the mid and early 20th century gave it the nickname of "killer mountain".
Nanga Parbat Media
Rakhiot glacier is located on part of the mountain
Nanga Parbat as viewed from Karakorum Highway near Thailchi
Nanga Parbat Rakhiot Face from Fairy Meadows
Nanga Parbat & river
Nanga Parbat Rupal Base camp, Gilgit Baltistan
Southwest aspect of the Rupal Face
At 4,100 m (13,450 ft), near the Rakhiot Base Camp
References
- ↑ "Nanga Parbat". Britannica. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Nanga Parbat, Pakistan". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
Other websites
- A mountain list ranked by local relief and steepness showing Nanga Parbat as the steepest
- Pictures from a winter expedition in 2013 Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
