Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5)

Posted on Mar 10 in About Pakistan, Mountains, Northern Areaby sanaullahPrint

Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the highest peak on Earth 11, located on the border between Pakistan and China in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan [1]. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram Himalaya region. Gasherbrum often claimed in the sense of the “Shining Wall”, presumably a reference to the visible face of the summit of Gasherbrum IV neighbors, but in reality it is “rgasha” (beautiful) + “brum” (mountain) in Balti , so it actually means “beautiful mountain”.
Gasherbrum I was designated K5 (ie, 5 peak of the Karakoram) by TG Montgomery in 1856 when he first saw the peaks of the Karakoram from more than 200 km away during the trigonometric survey of India. In 1892, William Martin Conway provided the alternate name, Hidden Peak, in reference to its location.
Gasherbrum I was first climbed on July 5, 1958 by Pete Schoening and Andy Kauffman of an eight-man American expedition led by Nicholas B. Clinch. Richard K. Irvin, Tom Nevison, Tom McCormack, Bob Swift and Gil Roberts were also members of the team

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