Saltoro Kangri

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Saltoro Kangri
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Saltoro Kangri, at right
Highest point
Elevation 7,742 m (25,400 ft) Ranked 31st
Prominence 2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 35°23′57.6″N76°50′55.2″E / 35.399333°N 76.848667°E / 35.399333; 76.848667
Dimensions
Length80 km (50 mi)
Geography
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Saltoro Ridge, Siachen, Actual Ground Position Line, Saltoro Kangri on the border between Indian and Pakistani controlled territories
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The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.

Legend:
1:K2 , 2:Gasherbrum I, K5 , 3:Broad Peak , 4:Gasherbrum II, K4 , 5:Gasherbrum III, K3a , 6:Gasherbrum IV, K3 , 7:Distaghil Sar , 8:Kunyang Chhish , 9:Masherbrum, K1 , 10:Batura Sar, Batura I , 11:Rakaposhi , 12:Batura II , 13:Kanjut Sar , 14:Saltoro Kangri, K10 , 15:Batura III , 16: Saser Kangri I, K22 , 17:Chogolisa , 18:Shispare , 19:Trivor Sar , 20:Skyang Kangri , 21:Mamostong Kangri, K35 , 22:Saser Kangri II , 23:Saser Kangri III , 24:Pumari Chhish , 25:Passu Sar , 26:Yukshin Gardan Sar , 27:Teram Kangri I , 28:Malubiting , 29:K12 , 30:Sia Kangri , 31:Momhil Sar , 32:Skil Brum , 33:Haramosh Peak , 34:Ghent Kangri , 35:Ultar Sar , 36:Rimo massif , 37:Sherpi Kangri , 38:Yazghil Dome South , 39:Baltoro Kangri , 40:Crown Peak , 41:Baintha Brakk , 42:Yutmaru Sar , 43:K6 , 44:Muztagh Tower , 45:Diran , 46:Apsarasas Kangri I , 47:Rimo III , 48:Gasherbrum V

Contents

 
Parent range Saltoro Mountains, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent 24 July 1962 by Y. Takamura, A. Saito, Capt. Bashir [1]
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb
  1. 1 2 Shidei, T. (1964). "The Ascent of Saltoro Kangri" (PDF). Alpine Journal . 69: 73–80. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. Hunt, John (1936). "Peak 36, Saltoro Karakoram, 1935". Himalayan Journal . 8. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. Hunt, John; Waller, James (1937). "Peak 36, Saltoro Karakoram A Mountaineering Analysis". Himalayan Journal . 9. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. Waller, James (1939). The Everlasting Hills. William Blackwood & Sons.
  5. Hunt, John (1978). Life Is Meeting. London: Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 35–44. ISBN   0340229632.
  6. Miller, K.J. (1958). "The Imperial College Karakoram Expedition, 1957". Himalayan Journal . 21. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  7. Shidei, T. (1964). "The Ascent of Saltoro Kangri". Himalayan Journal . 25. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. Kapadia, Harish (2005). Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks, and Climbs. Indus Publishing. p. 245. ISBN   9788173871818 . Retrieved 2020-01-15.

Further reading

Saltoro Kangri
Traditional Chinese 薩爾托洛崗日峰
Transcriptions
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