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Falak Sar ( ur, فلک سر; also known as Falak Sair) is the highest
Similarly, another ascent was made by a Japanese expedition from
Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth
Tourist attractions in Swat Swat Kohistan Mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Five-thousanders of the Hindu Raj {{Swat-geo-stub
mountain
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peak in Ushu Valley of Swat
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, Pakistan
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at an elevation of , it is considered the highest peak of the Swat
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district in the Hindu Kush
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mountains range, followed by Mankial mountain peak.
Ascent History
This mountain was climbed for the first time by W.K.A Berry and C.H. Tyndale-Biscoe of New Zealand in 1957 from its North ridge. The second ascent was made by Dr. Wolf Gang Stephen who also climbedDistaghil Sar
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and Malika Parbat
Malika Parbat ( Pashto/; ''Queen of the Mountains'') (el. ) is the highest peak in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is about south of Lake Saiful Muluk
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. Carlo Pinelli attempted another peak in the Hindu Raj
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which is the only 6000 of this part of Hindu Kush. They named it Maingol Sar.
Similarly, another ascent was made by a Japanese expedition from Yamaguchi University
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History
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was composed of Yoshiyuki Nagahiro and Toshiyuki Akiyama. After traveling by car from Peshawar
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through Saidu Sharif
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, capital of Swat, to Matiltan
Matiltan is a valley in Pakistan about 11 km away from Kalam. It has large glaciers, thick forests and lofty mountain peaks. The tallest peak of Falak Sar mountain can be seen from it. It is accessible through a non metalled road from Kalam ...
, they continued on and headed up the Falak Sar valley, where at 11,000 feet on August 15 they established Base Camp. On August 20 they climbed Falak Sar (19,417 feet), which has had numerous previous ascents. After returning to Matiltan, they went through Kalam
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to the Amagal valley to an advanced base at 12,000 feet. They ascended the east side above their advanced base and reached a small peak which was called Maga Sar by the natives. They found no Miangul Sar (19,554 feet) but there was a peak called Par (c. 18,000 feet) in the position assigned the former peak.
On August 17, 2020 Hamza Anees along with his team members Ahmed Mujtaba and Adnan Saleem became first Pakistani to reach the summit of Falak Sar via north ridge.
See also
*List of mountains in Pakistan
Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres and 4555 above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m. Five of the 14 highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in ...
* List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush
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References
External links
Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth
Tourist attractions in Swat Swat Kohistan Mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Five-thousanders of the Hindu Raj {{Swat-geo-stub