Broad Peak
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For the 2022 Polish Netflix film, see Broad Peak (film).
Broad Peak (Balti: ཕ༹ལ་ཆན་གངས་རི་།, romanized: Falchan Kangri, lit. 'Broad Peak'; Urdu: بروڈ پیک)[2] is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. It is the 12th highest mountain in the world with 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level. 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.
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Falchan Kangri | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,051 m (26,414 ft)[1] Ranked 12th |
Prominence | 1,701 m (5,581 ft)[1] |
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Coordinates | 35°48′42″N 76°33′54″E |
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Native name | بروڈ پیک (Urdu) |
Geography | |
Location | Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border, |
Parent range | Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | June 9, 1957 by an Austrian team (First winter ascent 5 March 2013 Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski and Artur Małek) |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
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Traditional Chinese | 布洛阿特峰 | ||
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