Shining Wall

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Shining Wall is the famously sheer and challenging west face of Gasherbrum IV, renowned among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route
mountain face
associatedWith Gasherbrum massif
climbingType high-altitude alpine climbing
country Pakistan
elevationContext high-altitude Himalayan environment
faceOf Gasherbrum IV
hazard objective dangers such as avalanches and rockfall
technical difficulty
knownAmong elite mountaineers
locatedOn Gasherbrum IV
location Baltoro Muztagh
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
material rock and ice
mountainRange Karakoram
notableFor dramatic appearance
extreme difficulty
sheer rock and ice
orientation west face
partOf Gasherbrum IV
surface form: Gasherbrum IV west side
region Central Karakoram
reputation one of the most coveted unclimbed lines for many years
one of the most difficult big walls in the Karakoram
visualCharacteristic steep, shining appearance in certain light

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Gasherbrum IV faceName Shining Wall