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K6, or Baltistan Peak, is a notable peak of the Masherbrum Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. Despite being much lower than the nearby Eight-thousanders and high 7000m peaks, it has huge, steep faces, and great relief above the nearby valleys, making it an impressive peak.
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 Hushe valley, which in turn leads to the Shyok River and thence to the Indus. 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, via the Southeast Ridge from the Nangmah Glacier.
The Himalayan Index lists 3 additional attempts, but no additional ascents, on K6.
Sources
- Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks, ISBN 0-89886-278-8.
- Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.
- Himalayan Index
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