Spantik
| Spantik | |
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| Golden Peak | |
 Spantik south east ridge (left) |
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| Elevation | 7,027 m (23,054 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
| Range | Spantik-Sosbun Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°3′26.35″N 74°57′28.74″E / 36.0573194°N 74.9579833°E</ref>[1]</ref> |
Spantik or Golden Peak is a mountain in Spantik-Sosbun Mountains subrange of Karakoram. Its northwest face features an exceptionally hard climbing route known as the "Golden Pillar".[1] It lies east of Diran and northeast of Malubiting.[2]
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[edit] Climbing
Spantik was first climbed in 1955 by Karl Kramer's German expedition. The most commonly climbed line follows the south east ridge, which was attempted by the Bullock Workman party in 1906. The ridge rises 2700 metres over a lateral distance of 7.6 km, at angles which are mostly less than 30 degrees, with a few sections up to 40 degrees. It contains varied terrain, from rocky outcrops to snow and ice and scree.
The mountain is very popular with organised commercial expeditions, due to its relative ease of ascent and scarcity of objective dangers. The short 3 day approach trek across straightforward terrain also provides for easy access and gradual acclimatisation.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, ISBN 0-340-64931-3.
- ^ Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
- Dave Hancock - Climbing Spantik, The FTA trip Files (Perth, WA 2004)
