Broad Peak

Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level. It is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China.

Gasherbrum · Kashgar Prefecture · Pakistan · 8,051 m

Broad Peak (seen from Concordia place)

About Broad Peak

Broad Peak, also known as Broad Peak I, is a 8,047-metre mountain in Pakistan’s Baltistan region of the Karakoram and is the world’s twelfth-highest summit . It lies in the Baltoro Muztagh, and the 1957 first ascent was achieved without bottled oxygen or high-altitude porters in a lightweight, fast-moving expedition style .

Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level. It is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China. The first ascent of this mountain was in June 1957, accomplished by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl as part of an Austrian expedition.

Broad Peak, also known as Broad Peak I, is a 8,047-metre mountain in Pakistan’s Baltistan region of the Karakoram and is the world’s twelfth-highest summit . It lies in the Baltoro Muztagh, and the 1957 first ascent was achieved without bottled oxygen or high-altitude porters in a lightweight, fast-moving expedition style .

Documented mountaineering milestones

  • 1957 — First ascent by the normal west-spur route: Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger
  • 2005 — First ascent of the previously unclimbed 2,500-metre southwest face, alpine-style in six days: Sergey Samoilov, Denis Urubko
  • 2013 — First winter ascent of Broad Peak: Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski, Artur Malek

Routes and approaches

A recognised approach to Broad Peak is from the Baltoro side in Pakistan’s Karakoram, with the normal route reaching a prominent col between Broad Peak Central and the main summit before continuing to the top .

These records are loaded from the existing route API. No route metrics are invented when the source does not provide them.

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Sources and provenance

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