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as K6 (), but also known as Baltistan Peak, it is a notable peak of the

Masherbrum Mountains __NOTOC__ The Masherbrum Mountains ( ur, ) are a subrange of the Karakoram mountains, located in Ghanche District in the Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Geography The Masherbrum Mountains are located on the south side of the ...

, a subrange of the Karakoram

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in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. Despite being much lower than adjoining mountains, the Eight-thousanders and high 7000m peaks such as

Masherbrum Masherbrum ( ur, ; formerly known as K1) is a mountain located in the Ghanche District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. At , it is the 22nd highest mountain in the world and the 9th highest in Pakistan. It was the first mapped peak in the Ka ...

, K6 has huge, steep faces, and great relief above the nearby valleys. __NOTOC__

Location

K6 is the highest peak in the area surrounding the Charakusa Glacier, a region which has seen renewed climbing interest in recent years. This glacier lies at the head of the

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, which in turn leads to the

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and thence to the Indus River. The Charakusa gives access to the north side of K6; to the southwest of the peak is the small Nangmah (or "Nangpah") Glacier, and to the east is the larger Kaberi Glacier and the Kaberi River valley.

History

The first ascent of K6 was in 1970, by an Austrian party, which was led by

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and included Gerhard Haberl, Christian von der Hecken and Gerd Pressl via the Southeast Ridge from the Nangmah Glacier. The expedition had originally planned to climb

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but the Pakistan government withdrew this permission after the team arrived in the country. K6 was allotted to the team instead. The Himalayan IndexHimalayan Index
/ref> lists three additional attempts, but no additional ascents, on K6.

Notes

References

* * Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, ''Himalaya Alpine-Style'', Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.
Himalayan Index
{{Pakistan-geo-stub Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan