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Aq Tash

Coordinates: 35°04′39″N 77°38′14″E / 35.077417°N 77.6371°E / 35.077417; 77.6371
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Aq Tash
Aq Tash is located in Ladakh
Aq Tash
Aq Tash
Aq Tash is located in India
Aq Tash
Aq Tash
Aq Tash (India)
Highest point
Elevation7,016 m (23,018 ft)
Prominence1,176 m ↓ (5,840 m)
Isolation8.97 km → Mamostong Kangri
Coordinates35°04′39″N 77°38′14″E / 35.077417°N 77.6371°E / 35.077417; 77.6371
Geography
LocationLadakh, (India)
Parent rangeRimo Muztagh (Karakorum)
Climbing
First ascent6 August 1993 by Nobuo Yamamoto and Yasufumi Mizote

Aq Tash is mountain, 7,016 m, in the Rimo Muztagh, part of the Karakorum.

Location and features

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The Aq Tash lies in India near its disputed border with Pakistan. A mountain arête runs northwest from Aq Tash to Mamostong Kangri, 8.97 km away.

Climbing history

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The Aq Tash was first ascended on 6 August 1993 by Nobuo Yamamoto and Yasufumi Mizote, members of a Japanese expedition.[1]

Two days later they were followed to the summit by Prem Singh, P.T. Sherpa, Mohan Singh, Khem Raj, Sange Sherpa, Wangchuk Sherpa and Hira Ram, members of an Indian expedition.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Asia, India—Eastern Karakoram, Aq Tash". American Alpine Journal, 1994, vol. 36.
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