Pumari Chhish
Mountain in Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pumari Chhish (Urdu: پماری چش), (or Pumarikish, Peak 11) is a high peak in the Shimshal Valley, a village of the Karakoram range. It lies about 4 km east of Khunyang Chhish, in the heart of the Hispar, north of the Hispar Glacier.
Pumari Chhish پماری چش | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,492 m (24,580 ft) Ranked 53rd |
Prominence | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains in Pakistan |
Coordinates | 36°12′40″N 75°15′10″E[citation needed] |
Geography | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Hispar Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1979 by S. Chiba, K. Minami, M. Ohashi, H. Yokoyama (Japanese)Capt. Nazar Abbas Awan (Pakistan) |
Easiest route | North Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb |
Pumari Chhish | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 普馬里基什峰 | ||
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Pumari Chhish was first attempted by an Austrian group in 1974, who failed to climb or bypass the Yazghil Glacier on the north side of the peak. In 1979, a Japanese group from the Hokkaido Alpine Association and Pakistani Army officer of 29 signal succeeded in climbing the mountain via a long route starting from the Khunyang Glacier, well to the west of the peak. They first had to cross a significant col to access the upper Yazghil Glacier; they then ascended the north ridge of Pumari Chhish.[1]
According to the Himalayan Index,[2] there have been no other successful ascents of Pumari Chhish.