Ice Tower
E281571
Ice Tower is the English meaning of the name "Muztagh Tower," a striking and notoriously difficult peak in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ice Tower canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing destination
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ peak ⓘ |
| alternateName | Ice Tower ⓘ |
| climbingSeason | summer ⓘ |
| climbingType |
high-altitude mountaineering
ⓘ
mixed ice and rock climbing ⓘ technical rock climbing ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Pakistan-administered territory ⓘ |
| difficultyRating | very difficult ⓘ |
| elevation |
23902 ft
ⓘ
7284 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Ian McNaught-Davis
ⓘ
Joe Brown ⓘ John Hartog ⓘ Tom Patey ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1956-07-06 ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | British team 1956 ⓘ |
| firstAscentRoute | West Ridge ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the most challenging peaks in the Karakoram ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ severe weather ⓘ |
| knownFor |
steep faces
ⓘ
striking appearance ⓘ technical difficulty ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkic ⓘ |
| listedIn | notable peaks of the Karakoram ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baltoro Muztagh ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| nameComponentMeaning |
"Muz" means ice or snow
ⓘ
"Tagh" means mountain ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Ice Tower self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nearGlacier | Baltoro Glacier ⓘ |
| nearPass | Concordia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
sharp, tower-like summit
ⓘ
sheer rock walls ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayas ⓘ |
| photoFamousFor | 1956 photograph by Vittorio Sella ⓘ |
| photoPerspective | appears almost unclimbable from some angles ⓘ |
| prominence | 1710 m ⓘ |
| rangeSection |
Baltoro Muztagh
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Baltoro Muztagh
|
| relativeLocation | between the Baltoro and Sarpo Laggo glaciers ⓘ |
| summitCount | very few successful ascents ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Muztagh Tower
subject surface form:
Muztagh Tower