Noshaq (also called Noshak or Nowshak; is the second highest peak in the

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at . It lies on the border between

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. The north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. Noshaq is Afghanistan's highest mountain and is located in the northeastern corner of the country along the border with

. It is the westernmost peak in the world. Easiest access to Noshaq is from Wakhan Afghanistan.

Climbing history

Noshaq main was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1960 led by Professor Sakato. Other members of the expedition were Goro Iwatsubo and Toshiaki Sakai. The climb followed the normal Afghanistan approach, the West ridge from the Qadzi Deh Glacier. The normal Afghanistan approach route is by the west ridge. Noshaq East, Noshaq Central and Noshaq West were first climbed in 1963 by Austrians Dr. Gerald Gruber and Rudolf Pischenger. The Tiroler Hindukusch-Ski-Expedition of Akademischer Alpenklub

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(Austria) made the first ski descent from the summit of Noshaq in 1970. The famous meteorologist Karl Gabl was member of the team. The first winter ascent was 13 February 1973 by Tadeusz Piotrowski and

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, members of a Polish expedition, via the north face. It was the world's first winter climb of any 7000 m peak. Until now it is the only winter ascent to this summit. Zabih Afzali and Fatima Sultani, are famous Afghan climbers who climbed Noshaq in 2020. Between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the mountain was very difficult to access because of political turmoil in the region. In 2011,

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noted that the trail to the summit was again accessible to climbers, with hopes of opening the area up for tourism.19.

References

* http://chitralexplorer.blogspot.com/2011/06/chitral-hidden-paradise-on-earth.html?m=1

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Noshaq on Summitpost
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Climbing history

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