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Gasherbrum
I (also known as
Hidden Peak or K5)
is the 11th highest
peak on Earth and
the 3rd highest in
Pakistan. Gasherbrum
I is part of the
Gasherbrum massif,
located in the
Karakoram region of
the Himalaya.
Gasherbrum is often
claimed to mean
"Shining Wall",
presumably a
reference to the
highly visible face
of the neighboring
peak Gasherbrum IV;
but in fact it comes
from "rgasha"
(beautiful) + "brum"
(mountain) in Balti,
hence it actually
means "beautiful
mountain."
Gasherbrum I was
designated K5
(meaning the 5th
peak of the
Karakoram) by T.G.
Montgomery in 1856
when he first
spotted the peaks of
the Karakoram from
more than 200 km
away during the
Great Trigonometric
Survey of India. In
1892, William Martin
Conway provided the
alternate name,
Hidden Peak, in
reference to its
extreme remoteness.
Gasherbrum I was
first climbed on
July 5, 1958 by Pete
Schoening and Andy
Kauffman of an
eight-man American
expedition led by
Nicholas B. Clinch.
Richard K. Irvin,
Tom Nevison, Tom
McCormack, Bob Swift
and Gil Roberts were
also members of the
team.
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