Rakaposhi: 9 Facts You Must Know About Pakistan's 12th Highest Mountain Peak at 7,788 m [4K] UHD

Rakaposhi
Eric Shipton called the Hunza vallay "the ultimate manifestation of mountain grandeur." Rakaposhi is a valley one of the most famous peaks. The huge massif dominates the skyline for a vast stretch of the Karakoram highway, first seen north of Aliabad yet still visible as far south as Gilgit. The peak is located in the Rakaposhi-Haramosh range, which forms the south-western corner of the Karakoram and is part of the lesser Karakoram. The mountain is extremely broad, measuring almost 20km from East to West. It is the only peak on Earth that drops directly, uninterrupted, for almost 6000m from the summit to the base. Besides, the highest peak of the Rakaposhi massif is Rakaposhi East (7010m). The peak also holds significant value to geologists as it is the prow of the Eurasian land mass with Nanga Parbat representing the prow of the Indian land mass.
Fast Fact:
• Peak: Rakaposhi
• Mountain Range: Karakoram
• Height: 7,788 m or 25,551 feet
• Impotance: 27th Highest in the World | 12th Highest in Pakistan | 11th Highest in Karakoram Range
9 Facts You Must Know About
1. Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit.
2. Rakaposhi means “Snow Covered” in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani (“Mother of Mist”).
3. Rakaposhi at 7,788 m is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan.
4. It is the only mountain in the world that rises straight from beautifully cultivated fields to the height of 25,550 feet.
5. The mountain is not easy to climb from in any direction. Western routes are very long, northern routes are very high and technically difficult, and southern and eastern routes are plain dangerous due to extreme avalanche risk.
6. In 1892, Martin Conway explored this peak, though he could not find a way to summit.
7. The first successful recorded ascent by non-natives was in 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey, members of a British expedition, via the Southwest Spur/Ridge route
8. The Japanese mountaineers Eiho Ohtani and Matsushi Yamashita of Waseda University scaled the perilous North Spur in 1979.
9. The people of Nagar have dedicated the Rakaposhi range mountain area as a community park.
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