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Sosbun Brakk

Coordinates: 35°56′01″N 75°33′13″E / 35.933674°N 75.553724°E / 35.933674; 75.553724
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Sosbun Brakk
An expedition of trekkers was moving towards Snow Lake when this image was captured. The mountain behind is Sosbun Brakk, 6413 meters high. (26 August 2013)
Highest point
Elevation6,413 m (21,040 ft)
Coordinates35°56′01″N 75°33′13″E / 35.933674°N 75.553724°E / 35.933674; 75.553724
Geography
Sosbun Brakk is located in Pakistan
Sosbun Brakk
Sosbun Brakk
Location in Gilgit-Baltistan
Sosbun Brakk is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Sosbun Brakk
Sosbun Brakk
Sosbun Brakk (Gilgit Baltistan)
LocationKarakoram
Climbing
First ascent1982 by Japanese team

Sosbun Brakk is one of the mountain peaks of the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains, part of a subrange of the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[1]

Location

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The peak is located at 6,413 m (21,040 ft) above sea level.[2]

Climbing history

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In 1976, a German expedition team tried to reach the summit but failed. Finally, on 4 July 1982, a Japanese team led by Seiichi Kawauchi of the Japanese Alpine Club successfully climbed the mountain.[3] Hisao Hashimoto, Mikio Tabata, and Norichika Matsumoto were the other people on the Japanese team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sosbun Brakk". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ^ "Sosbun Brakk , 6413-M : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. ^ Griffin, Lindsay. "The Sosbun Glacier Region" (PDF). Alpine Journal. p. 51. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "AAC Publications - Asia, Pakistan, Sosbun Brakk". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2022-11-14.