Gasherbrum IV

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Gasherbrum IV is a prominent and technically challenging high peak in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and difficult climbing routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Karakoram eight-thousander-subpeak candidate
high-altitude mountain
mountain
climbingCategory extremely difficult
climbingSeason summer
climbingStyle alpine-style attempts on faces
coordinates approx 35.75°N 76.65°E
country Pakistan
elevation 26001 ft
7925 m
faceName Shining Wall
firstAscentBy Carlo Mauri
Walter Bonatti
firstAscentDate 1958-08-06
firstAscentExpedition Italian Karakoram expedition 1958
firstAscentLeader Riccardo Cassin
firstAscentRoute northeast ridge
hasReputation one of the world’s most challenging high peaks
hasRoute northeast ridge route
northwest ridge routes
west face routes
hazard avalanches
rockfall
severe weather
isConsidered one of the most difficult 7000 m peaks
isPopularWith elite alpinists
knownFor difficult climbing routes
steep faces
technical difficulty
liesNearGlacier Baltoro Glacier
Gasherbrum Glacier
listing Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram
locatedIn Baltoro Muztagh
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Pakistan-administered Kashmir region
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram
locatedOnContinent Asia
name Gasherbrum IV self-link
nameLanguage Balti
nameMeaning beautiful mountain
near Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum II
notableFeature shining wall
west face
parentPeak Gasherbrum III
partOf Gasherbrum massif
prominence 715 m
rankByHeightInWorld 17
region Karakoram
surface form: Karakoram Himalaya
subrange Baltoro Muztagh

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Karakoram contains Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum I hasNearbyPeak Gasherbrum IV
Baltoro Muztagh hasNotablePeak Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum IV name Gasherbrum IV self-link
Baltoro Glacier near Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum II near Gasherbrum IV