Ghent Kangri
Ghent Kangri (or Mount Ghent, Ghaint I) is a high peak near the north end of the Saltoro Mountains, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It is located west of the Siachen Glacier on the Actual Ground Position Line between India and Pakistan.
| Ghent Kangri | |
|---|---|
| Mount Ghent | |
  Ghent Kangri Location in Saltoro Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,401 m (24,281 ft) Ranked 69th |
| Prominence | 1,493 m (4,898 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°31′03″N 76°48′01″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Saltoro Ridge, Siachen, disputed between India and Pakistan[1][2] [3] |
| Parent range | Saltoro Mountains, Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1961 by Wolfgang Axt (Austrian) |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: glacier/snow climb |
Ghent Kangri was first climbed on 4 June 1961, by Wolfgang Axt, a member of an Austrian expedition led by Erich Waschak, via the West Ridge. He climbed solo above the high camp.
According to the Himalayan Index, there have been three subsequent ascents of the peak, in 1977, 1980, and 1984.
See also
- List of highest mountains
Notes
- The Future of Kashmir on the BBC website.
- Peak Ghent Kangri, Diskit Nubra, Leh District, Ladakh, India, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 30 May 2020.
- Peakbagger https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18671. Missing or empty
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References
- Jill Neate, High Asia: an illustrated history of the 7,000 metre peaks, The Mountaineers, 1989.
- Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, 1990.
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