Elevation 7,401 m Prominence 1,493 m | First ascent 4 June 1961 First ascender Wolfgang Axt | |
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Location Saltoro Ridge area of Gilgit_Baltistan, disputed between India and Pakistan Easiest route West Ridge: glacier/snow climb Mountain range Karakoram, Saltoro Mountains Parent ranges Saltoro Mountains, Karakoram Similar Apsarasas Kangri, Mamostong Kangri, Yutmaru Sar, Saltoro Kangri, Baltoro 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 in an area under Pakistan control, but very close to the Actual Ground Position Line with India.
Map of Ghent Kangri
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.
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