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Gasherbrum IV is the 17th highest
List of highest mountains

The following is a list of the world's 100+ highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks....
 mountain on Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
 and the 6th highest
List of mountains in Pakistan

Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres. and probably as many peaks above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum
Gasherbrum

Gasherbrum is a remote group of mountain located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's eight-thousander ....
 massif.

The Gasherbrum
Gasherbrum

Gasherbrum is a remote group of mountain located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's eight-thousander ....
s are a remote group of peaks
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
 located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier
Baltoro Glacier

The Baltoro Glacier, at 62 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. It is located in Baltistan, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range....
 in the Karakoram
Karakoram

Karakoram is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit District, Ladakh, and Baltistan....
 range of the Himalaya. The massif
Massif

In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's Crust that is demarcated by geologic faults or flexures. In the Plate tectonics, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole....
 contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks
Eight-thousander

The eight-thousanders are the fourteen independent mountains on Earth that are more than high above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia....
 (if one includes Broad Peak
Broad Peak

Broad Peak , known locally as Faichan Kangri, is the List of highest mountains mountain on Earth. The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Phalchan Kangri is not accepted among the Baltis....
). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."








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Gasherbrum IV is the 17th highest
List of highest mountains

The following is a list of the world's 100+ highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks....
 mountain on Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
 and the 6th highest
List of mountains in Pakistan

Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres. and probably as many peaks above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum
Gasherbrum

Gasherbrum is a remote group of mountain located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's eight-thousander ....
 massif.

The Gasherbrum
Gasherbrum

Gasherbrum is a remote group of mountain located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's eight-thousander ....
s are a remote group of peaks
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
 located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier
Baltoro Glacier

The Baltoro Glacier, at 62 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. It is located in Baltistan, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range....
 in the Karakoram
Karakoram

Karakoram is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit District, Ladakh, and Baltistan....
 range of the Himalaya. The massif
Massif

In geology, a massif is a section of a planet's Crust that is demarcated by geologic faults or flexures. In the Plate tectonics, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole....
 contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks
Eight-thousander

The eight-thousanders are the fourteen independent mountains on Earth that are more than high above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia....
 (if one includes Broad Peak
Broad Peak

Broad Peak , known locally as Faichan Kangri, is the List of highest mountains mountain on Earth. The literal translation of "Broad Peak" to Phalchan Kangri is not accepted among the Baltis....
). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."

Time Line

  • 1958 First ascent by Walter Bonatti
    Walter Bonatti

    Walter Bonatti is an Italy born climber who set new standards in post-war Alpine climbing.Bonatti was born in Bergamo, Lombardy.Famed for his climbing panache, he pioneered little known and technically difficult climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and Patagonia....
     and Carlo Mauri
    Carlo Mauri

    Carlo Mauri was an Italian people Mountaineering and explorer.Mauri was born in Lecco. Among his early climbs in the Alps two stand out: the first winter ascent of the via Comici route on the northern face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo; and the first solitary ascent of the Poire of Mont Blanc....
     by the North East Ridge on Italian expedition led by Riccardo Cassin
    Riccardo Cassin

    Riccardo Cassin is an Italy mountaineer, developer of Climbing equipment and author....
    .
  • 1985 First ascent of the high West face by Robert Schauer and Wojciech Kurtyka
    Wojciech Kurtyka

    Wojciech Kurtyka - Poland climber, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains.Partner of such climbers as: Alex MacIntyre on Kohe Bandaki in 1977, Changabang in 1978, Dhaulagiri in 1981....
    . However, bad weather and extreme exhaustion forced them to reach the north summit missing the true summit.
  • 1986 First ascent of the North West ridge by Greg Child
    Greg Child

    Greg Child is an Australian born rock climber, mountaineer and author and filmmaker.He is a writer for "Outside " and has also authored several books: "Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas", "Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child", "Postcards from the Ledge", "Over the Edge " and "Climbing Free" ....
    , Tim Macartney-Snape
    Tim Macartney-Snape

    Tim Macartney-Snape is a world renowned mountain climber and adventurer. On October 3rd 1984 Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer were the first Australians to reach the summit of Mount Everest....
     and Tom Hargis. This is also the second ascent of Gasherbrum IV itself.
  • 1997 Second ascent of the West Face by a Korean team (using a different line).
  • 2008 Second ascent of the North West ridge by a Spanish team composed of Alberto Iņurrategi, Juan Vallejo, José Carlos Tamayo, Mikel Zabalza, and Ferran Latorre