Sosbun Brakk

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Sosbun Brakk
Trekkers along with porters towards Snow Lake, over Biafo Glacier 61Km.jpg
An expedition of trekkers was moving towards Snow Lake when this image was captured. The mountain behind is Sosbun Brakk, 6413 meters high. (26 August 2013)
Highest point
Elevation 6,413 m (21,040 ft)
Coordinates 35°56′01″N75°33′13″E / 35.933674°N 75.553724°E / 35.933674; 75.553724
Geography
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Sosbun Brakk
Location in Gilgit-Baltistan
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Sosbun Brakk
Sosbun Brakk (Gilgit Baltistan)
Location Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent 1982 by Japanese team

Sosbun Brakk is one of the mountain peaks of the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains, part of a subrange of the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. [1]

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Location

The peak is located at 6,413 m (21,040 ft) above sea level. [2]

Climbing history

In 1976, a German expedition team tried to reach the summit but failed. Finally, on 4 July 1982, a Japanese team led by Seiichi Kawauchi of the Japanese Alpine Club successfully climbed the mountain. [3] Hisao Hashimoto, Mikio Tabata, and Norichika Matsumoto were the other people on the Japanese team. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sosbun Brakk". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Sosbun Brakk , 6413-M : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. ↑ Griffin, Lindsay. "The Sosbun Glacier Region" (PDF). Alpine Journal . p. 51. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "AAC Publications - Asia, Pakistan, Sosbun Brakk". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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