Diran
Mountain in Karakoram range, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diran (Urdu: دیرن) is a mountain located within the Karakoram range in Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. This 7,266-metre (23,839 ft) pyramid shaped mountain lies to the east of Rakaposhi (7,788m).
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Diran | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,266 m (23,839 ft)[1] Ranked 93rd |
Prominence | 1,325 m (4,347 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°07′N 74°40′E[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | دیرن (Urdu) |
Geography | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968 by Rainer Goschl, Rudolph Pischinger and Hanns Schell |
Easiest route | Rock/snow/ice climb |
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Diran was first climbed in 1968 by three Austrians: Rainer Goeschl, Rudolph Pischinger and Hanns Schell. Earlier attempts by a German expedition in 1959 and an Austrian expedition in 1964 were unsuccessful.[2][3]