Italian Karakoram expedition 1958

E305804

The Italian Karakoram expedition of 1958 was a mountaineering team led by Riccardo Cassin that achieved the historic first ascent of the formidable Himalayan peak Gasherbrum IV.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Italian Karakoram expedition 1958 canonical 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Karakoram expedition
mountaineering expedition
baseCampLocation Baltoro Glacier
surface form: Baltoro Glacier area
climbingStyle siege style
country Pakistan
countryOfOrigin Italy
expeditionLeaderNationality Italian
firstAscentOf Gasherbrum IV
leader Riccardo Cassin
locatedInMountainSystem Himalaya–Karakoram region
member Carlo Mauri
Riccardo Cassin
Walter Bonatti
mountainRange Karakoram
notableAchievement first ascent of Gasherbrum IV
notableAscent Gasherbrum IV
notedFor technical difficulty of the route on Gasherbrum IV
objective climb Gasherbrum IV
organizedBy Italian Alpine Club
partOf history of Himalayan mountaineering
peakClimbed Gasherbrum IV
peakElevationClimbed 26001 ft
7925 m
region Baltoro Glacier
surface form: Baltoro region
season summer 1958
sponsor Italian Alpine Club
successOnMainObjective true
usedRoute northeast ridge of Gasherbrum IV
year 1958

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gasherbrum IV firstAscentExpedition Italian Karakoram expedition 1958