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| Gasherbrum III | |
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| Elevation | 7,952 metres (26,089 ft) Ranked 15th (6th in Pakistan) |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan (China-Pakistan |
| Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
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| First ascent | 1975 by a Polish team |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Gasherbrum III is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Pakistan and China, in the region of Baltistan.[1] It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.
Gasherbrum III fails to meet a 500 metre topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.[2]
Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world[3] up to its first ascent in 1975, by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krystof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.
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