Listing Ultra Elevation 7,760 m Prominence 1,660 m Mountain range Karakoram, Hispar Muztagh | Easiest route snow/ice climb First ascent 1959 First ascender Camillo Pellissier Parent ranges Hispar Muztagh, Karakoram | |
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Location Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Similar Batura Sar, Skyang Kangri, Malubiting, Saltoro Kangri, Gasherbrum III | ||
Kanjut Sar or Kunjudh Sar as pronounced in "Wakhi" is a mountain located in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. Kunjudh Sar in wakhi language mean that which overlooks Kunjudh, or above Kunjudh, while Khujudh is the wakhi name for Lower Hunza. It is the 26th highest mountain on Earth and the 11th highest in Pakistan.
Map of Kanjut Sar I
Kanjut Sar consists of two peaks:
Kanjut Sar I was first climbed in 1959 by Camillo Pellissier, member of an Italian expedition directed by Guido Monzino. Between 1981, August 4 and 6, 7 Japanese climbers of the same expedition climbed to the top. In 2010 Russian-American expedition attempted to climb on the Eastern Ridge of Kanjut Sar and reached 7450 m, turning in bad weather.
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