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Chogolisa
Photo by Giulio Ercolani
| Elevation (feet): | 25147 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 7665 |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Range/Region: | Central Asia Ranges |
| SubRange: | Karakoram |
| Latitude: | 35.1167 |
| Longitude: | 76.58329999999999 |
| Difficulty: | Major Mountain Expedition |
| Best months for climbing: | July, August |
| Year first climbed: | 1975 |
| First successful climber(s): | F. Pressl, G. Ammerer |
| Convenient Center: | Askole |
| Nearest major airport: | Islamabad |
Submitted by David Metzler using Add-a-Peak.
Description
Chogolisa is a high snow peak with a distinctive
long, almost level summit ridge, located about 15km
southwest of the Gasherbrum group, near the head
of the Baltoro Glacier. The Southwest summit is
higher; the slightly lower Northeast summit (7554m)
was named Bride Peak by Martin Conway in 1892, and
was climbed in 1958 by the Japanese team of
M. Fujihara and K. Hirai. Famed Austrian mountaineer
Hermann Buhl died here in a cornice collapse in 1957.
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