Kanjut Sar

Kanjut Sar (center)

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The Kanjut Sar I is a 7760 meter high mountain in the Karakorum. He belongs to the Hispar Muztagh, part of the Karakoram main chain in the Pakistan autonomous region of Gilgit -Baltistan.

Location

The Kanjut Sar I is located in the eastern part of the north of Muztagh Hispar Hispar glacier and south of the Shimshal Valley. Under its western wall of the Northeastern Yutmaru Glacier, combines with other glaciers around the Yutmaru Glacier and flows south to Hispar Glacier feeds. The south wall is the accumulation area of Khani Basa glacier, which also flows into the Hispar. The Nordnordostgrat of Kanjut Sar running direction Shimshal valley and separates the Yukshin - Gardan glacier, which feeds into the north wall of Kanjut Sar, from Khurdopin Glacier, flanked nor the east side of the mountain. Northern neighbors are the mountains Yutmaru Sar and Yukshin Gardan Sar, in the west, beyond the Yutmaru glacier Pumari Chhish and Kunyang Chhish.

In the southeast, between Khani Basi and Khurdopin Glacier, 6831 meters high Kanjut Sar II is indeed He stands as an extension of the Südostgrates Kanjut Sar I, but because of a 5800 -meter-high saddle between the two mountains and a resulting Vertical separation 1031 meters is considered the Kanjut Sar II as an independent mountain.

Climbing history

The Kanjut Sar I in 1959, first climbed by Camillo Pellissier, member of the Italian team, headed by Guido Monzino. A Japanese expedition succeeded in 1981, the first ascent of the west wall. After three high camps were set up three rope teams on 4, 5 and 6 August could reach the top.