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'''Gasherbrum IV''' is the [[List of highest mountains|17th highest]] mountain on [[Earth]] and the [[List of mountains in Pakistan|6th highest]] in [[Pakistan]]. It is one of the peaks in the [[Gasherbrum]] massif. |
'''Gasherbrum IV''' is the [[List of highest mountains|17th highest]] mountain on [[Earth]] and the [[List of mountains in Pakistan|6th highest]] in [[Pakistan]]. It is one of the peaks in the [[Gasherbrum]] massif. |
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The [[Gasherbrum]]s are a remote group of [[mountain|peaks]] located at the northeastern end of the [[Baltoro Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram]] range of the [[Himalaya]]. The [[massif]] contains three of the world's [[eight-thousander|8,000 metre peaks]] (if one includes [[Broad Peak]]). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."<ref name="carter">H. Adams Carter, "Balti Place Names in the Karakoram", ''American Alpine Journal'' 49 (1975), p. 53. |
The [[Gasherbrum]]s are a remote group of [[mountain|peaks]] located at the northeastern end of the [[Baltoro Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram]] range of the [[Himalaya]]. The [[massif]] contains three of the world's [[eight-thousander|8,000 metre peaks]] (if one includes [[Broad Peak]]). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."<ref name="carter">H. Adams Carter, "Balti Place Names in the Karakoram", ''American Alpine Journal'' 49 (1975), p. 53.</ref> |
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[[Image:Gasherbrum group.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Left to right: Gasherbrum IV, VII, V, VI<ref name="wala">Jerzy Wala, ''The Eight-Thousand Metre Peaks of the Karakoram'' (orographical sketch map, revised), Kraków, Poland, 1994</ref>]] |
[[Image:Gasherbrum group.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Left to right: Gasherbrum IV, VII, V, VI<ref name="wala">Jerzy Wala, ''The Eight-Thousand Metre Peaks of the Karakoram'' (orographical sketch map, revised), Kraków, Poland, 1994</ref>]] |
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Gasherbrum IV is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan. It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif.
The Gasherbrums are a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if one includes Broad Peak). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."[1]
Time Line
- 1958 First ascent by Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauri by the North East Ridge.
- 1985 First ascent of the 10,000 ft (3,000 m) high West face by Robert Schauer and Wojciech Kurtyka. However, bad weather and extreme exhaustion forced them to reach the north summit missing the true summit.
- 1986 First ascent of the North West ridge by Greg Child, Tim Macartney-Snape and Tom Hargis. This is also the second ascent of Gasherbrum IV itself.
- 1997 Second ascent of the West Face by a Korean team (using a different line).
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