Mount Nanga Parbat Height report

Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain in the world. Still belonging to the Himalayas, this peak is at its westernmost point in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Ironically, the alias of the ninth-highest peak in the world is "Killer Mountain," which shows the difficulty and danger. Moreover, this mountain has been impressive in recent years because of a tragic Taliban terrorist attack.

In June 2013, nine foreign climbers and a local guide were attacked and killed by Taliban militants at the base camp at the foot of Nanga Parbat in the Gilgit region of northern Pakistan. Nanga Parbat never wanted to be remembered by the world in the way mentioned above. After all, the imprints left by humans on this mountain are too precious.

Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" in Urdu and Hindi in the South Asian subcontinent because there is no comparable peak nearby. On July 3, 1953, Hermann Buhl of the Austrian mountaineering team reached the summit of Nanga Parbat alone, achieving the first ascent. But this success also paid a very heavy price. The following post will introduce more facts about Mount Nanga Parbat.

Nanga Parbat Height And Description

Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world, is the "Ground Knot" at the western end of the Himalayas, surrounded by the Indus River. South of Nanga Parbat is the world's largest rock face, the RuPaul's Face, which is 15,000 feet long. The direction of Nanga Parbat is arranged in an east-west arc, and several branch ridges are added to the south and northwest of the main ridge, most of which are cliffs. Dozens of glaciers develop in the valley. Its top is relatively flat and is covered by ice and snow all year round.

Nanga Parbat has the same difficulty climbing as K2. The first ascent of Nanga Parbat was made along a narrow ridgeline. Nanga Parbat was once considered the easiest 8,000-meter mountain to climb, but it quickly paid for its contempt. Before its first ascent in 1953, 31 people died on it. The climbing route of Nanga Parbat has extremely unstable glaciers, frequent avalanches, and violent and continuous snowstorms. At the same time, its climbing season is also very short, only from June to September.

Measurements of Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat has 5 peaks. In addition to the main peak at 8,126 meters above sea level, the North Shoulder Peak is 8,070 meters above sea level, and the South Shoulder Peak is 8,042 meters above sea level. The mountain’s steep south wall rises nearly 4,600 meters above the valley immediately below, and the north side drops about 7,000 meters to the Indus River. The terrain prominence of Mount Nanga Parbat reaches 4,608 meters.

Climate

Many glaciers are distributed on Mount Nanga Parbat. Due to the influence of temperature and precipitation and the steep terrain, avalanches are very frequent. The rainy season in this area is relatively long, generally extending from May to September, especially the three months of July, August, and September. At the same time, the peak is shrouded in clouds and fog all day long. The dry season is from November to April of the next year, and the weather is mainly sunny. February to April and October to November are the transition period between the dry and rainy seasons, and it is ideal for mountaineering. But those days, the high-altitude wind will be strong, with a wind speed of up to 40 m/s, and the temperature changes drastically.

Conclusion

Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain in the world and the second-highest in Pakistan after K2. Although the death rate is now lower, Nanga Parbat is still one of the most difficult mountains to climb. Nanga Parbat is a truly awesome spectacle. The south face is the largest in the world, extending over four kilometers above the base camp. To date, there have only been five ascents from the south. Many challenging routes are still waiting for brave and intelligent climbers to explore.