Broad Peak

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November 15, 2024
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**First Ascent of the Southwest Face of Broad Peak (8047 m)** in Karakoram by Kazakhstani climbers in 2005, route category 6B.

Ascent Passport

  1. Central Karakoram, upper reaches of Baltoro Glacier.
  2. Broad Peak (8047 m), Southwest Face, first ascent
  3. Submitted as category 6B complexity
  4. Route type – combined
  5. Route height difference – 3247 m Route length – 6067 m Section length: category V – 93 m, category VI – 12 m. Average slope: main part of the route (sections R18–R70) – 54°, entire route – 31.5°.
  6. Pitons left on the route: total – 0, bolted – 0
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Report on the ascent of CSKA MO RK team to Broad Peak (8048 m) in Karakoram in 2003 via the west face of the north ridge.

Ascent Passport

  1. Karakoram mountain system
  2. Broad Peak, 8048 m
  3. Category of difficulty — 5B
  4. West Ridge of the North Ridge, Austrian 1957, combined
  5. Route height difference — 2946 m. Route length — 5714 m.
  6. Pitons used on the route (Korean expedition pitons): total — 52 left on the mountain — 52
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