K5

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K5 is an alternative name for Gasherbrum I, one of the world’s highest and most challenging eight-thousander peaks in the Karakoram range.

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K5 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eight-thousander
mountain
summit
alsoKnownAs Gasherbrum I
surface form: Gasherbrum 1

Gasherbrum I
Hidden Peak
climbingDifficulty very difficult
climbingHazards avalanches
extreme altitude
seracs
severe weather
continent Asia
countryClaim Pakistan
discoveredByWesternExplorers 19th century surveyors
elevationAboveSeaLevel 26509 ft
8080 m
firstAscentBy Andy Kauffman
Pete Schoening
firstAscentDate 1958-07-05
firstAscentExpeditionNationality United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAscentRoute northwest ridge
firstWinterAscentBy Adam Bielecki
Janusz Gołąb
firstWinterAscentDate 2012-03-09
firstWinterAscentExpeditionNationality Poland
hasClimbingSeason summer
hasFeature heavily glaciated terrain
steep faces
isAmong world’s highest mountains
isConsidered one of the most challenging eight-thousanders
isOneOf eight-thousanders
locatedIn Baltoro Muztagh
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram
locatedOnBorderWith China
mountainRankByHeight 11
nearbyPeak Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum III
Gasherbrum IV
parentRange Greater Himalayas
surface form: Greater Himalaya
partOf Gasherbrum massif
prominence 2155 m
standardApproachGlacier Gasherbrum Glacier
surveyName K5
surveySeries Karakoram peaks K1–K5
topographicIsolation 11.3 km (approximate)
typicalBaseCampLocation Baltoro Glacier
surface form: Baltoro Glacier region

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Gasherbrum massif alsoKnownAs K5
subject surface form: Gasherbrum I