Masherbrum

mountain in Pakistan, the highest peak of Masherbrum Mountains

Masherbrum is a 7,821 metres (25,659 ft) mountain in the Karakoram range, in Pakistan.[1] It was also once known as K1.[2] It is the 22nd highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top of Masherbrum were George Irving Bell and Willi Unsoeld, in 1960.[3]

Masherbrum, view from Hushe

References change

  1. "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. Curran, Jim (1995). K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-66007-2.
  3. Clinch, Nicholas B. "In Memorium" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.