They encountered ice up to 50 degrees | On July 11, 1984, a team from made the first ascent of the mountain via the southwest ridge |
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The expedition reached 6,300 metres 20,700 ft but was then forced to retreat by repeated heavy snowstorms | They intended to locate and climb Hachindar Chhish, which they determined to be a peak a few kilometers to the west of Sangemarmar Sar; however that peak proved too difficult and technical for the party to attempt |
All members reached the summit, on two separate days.
22For example, its summit rises over 5,000 metres 16,400 ft above the Hunza River, in a horizontal distance of 15 kilometres 9 mi | The expedition comprised Takashi Matsuo leader , Hiromi Okuyama, Takehiro Hirota, Tokio Kozuki, Masaya Oishi, Toru Sakakibara, Kenya Sato, Shinichi Miyata, Tomoyoshi Mizukawa, Hiroyuki Onishi, and Akira Noguchi |
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See also at the Alpine Club of Ottawa website | Location in Pakistan Location , Climbing 1984 by Takashi Matsuo et al |
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