Ogre (Baintha Brakk)

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Ogre (Baintha Brakk) is a notoriously difficult and steep granite peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan, famed among mountaineers for its technical challenges and dramatic rock spires.

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Ogre (Baintha Brakk) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite peak
mountain
alsoKnownAs Baintha Brakk
The Ogre
approachFrom Skardu
approachVia Biafo Glacier
climbingSeason summer
climbingType highly technical rock and mixed climbing
country Pakistan
difficulty extremely difficult
elevation 23901 ft
7285 m
firstAscentBy Sir Chris Bonington
surface form: Chris Bonington

Doug Scott
firstAscentDate 1977-07-13
firstAscentRoute Southwest Spur and West Ridge
firstAscentStyle alpine style
hazard avalanches
rockfall
severe storms
knownFor difficult access
dramatic rock spires
extreme technical difficulty
very steep rock faces
listing Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan
Karakoram
Pakistan
material granite
mountainRange Karakoram
nearbyGlacier Biafo Glacier
Uzun Brakk Glacier
notableEvent Chris Bonington suffered broken ribs and pneumonia during 1977 descent
Doug Scott broke both legs during descent on first ascent
notableFeature complex summit tower
sheer granite walls
partOf Karakoram
surface form: Karakoram mountain system
prominence circa 700 m
region Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Baltistan
relativeDifficulty considered one of the hardest high mountains in the world
secondAscentBy Hainsch Heller
Iwan Wolf
Thomas Huber
Ueli Bühler
secondAscentDate 2001-08-21
secondAscentRoute South Pillar
subrange Panmah Muztagh
summitCountBefore1990s only one successful ascent

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Panmah Glacier near Ogre (Baintha Brakk)
Sir Chris Bonington ledExpeditionTo Ogre (Baintha Brakk)
subject surface form: Chris Bonington
Latok I near Ogre (Baintha Brakk)