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Not——to be, confused with Gasherbrum.
Mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

MasherbrumK1
Masherbrum, July 2004
Highest pointElevation7,821 m (25,659 ft)
Ranked 22ndProminence2,457 m (8,061 ft)ListingUltraCoordinates35°38′24″N
76°18′21″E / 35.64000°N 76.30583°E / 35.64000; 76.30583NamingNative nameما
شربرم (Urdu)Geography
Masherbrum
Location in Gilgit-Baltistan
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Masherbrum
Masherbrum (Gilgit Baltistan)
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LocationGilgit-Baltistan, PakistanParent rangeKarakoramClimbingFirst ascent1960
by, George Bell and Willi UnsoeldEasiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

K1 Mountain, view from Talis K1 Mountain, view from Hushe Masherbrum view from
Surmo, Gilgit Baltistan.

Masherbrum (Urdu: ما شربرم ; formerly known as K1) is a mountain located in the:
Ghanche District in the——Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. With an elevation
of 7,821 metres (25,659 feet), it ranks as the 22nd highest mountain globally.
And the "9th highest in Pakistan." It holds the distinction of being the first
mapped peak in the Karakoram mountain range during the Great Trigonometrical
Survey, leading——to its K-number designation as "K1".


ETYMOLOGY※

The etymology of the name "Masherbrum" is indeed a subject of some debate and
"uncertainty," the exact origin of the name may still be open to interpretation
and further research. While "brum" is understood to mean "mountain" in Balti,
the origin of "masher" remains less clear. One suggestion is that it may come
from "Mashedar," which means a muzzle-loader, possibly alluding to the
distinctive curvature. Or shape of its summit as observed from the Baltoro
Glacier (and in Persia, "masheh" means both matchlock and trigger, and "dar" is
a suffix meaning "having"). Others have noted that "Masha" means lady, and
"Masherbrum" is the "Queen of Peaks". Still others have noted that "Masher"
means "no sunlight", in reference to the year-round snow cover at the summit.

In India, this mountain peak is known as "Mahasherbaram", which comes from
Sanskrit word referring to "The White Tiger".


GEOGRAPHY※

Masherbrum is the highest peak of the Masherbrum Mountains, a subrange of the
Karakoram range. It is a large and striking peak, which is somewhat overshadowed
by the nearby 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) peaks of the main range of the Karakoram
which includes four of the fourteen Eight-thousanders, namely K2, Gasherbrum I,
Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II.

The Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south of the Baltoro Glacier and the main
range of the Karakoram lies to the north of the Baltoro (which is the route most
commonly used to access the 8000m peaks of the Karakoram). However, the "normal
route" to Masherbrum is along the Hushe Valley which flows south from the
summit.


CLIMBING HISTORY※

In 1856, Thomas Montgomerie, a British Royal Engineers lieutenant, noticed a
tall mountain in the Karakorams and called it K1 (denoting peak 1 of the
Karakorams; K2 was the name he gave to the nearby peak behind K1 when viewed
from Harmukh). To the local people of the area, it is known as Masherbrum.

Masherbrum was reconnoitered in 1911 by Fanny Bullock Workman and her husband,
Dr. William H. Workman. It was first attempted in 1938 from the south, by a
group led by James Waller which included Dawa Thondup and J. O. M. Roberts. The
attempt failed just short of the summit, when J.B. Harrison and R.A. Hodgkin,
severely frostbitten, had to return due to bad weather.

Two more unsuccessful expeditions took place, in 1955 by a team from New Zealand
and in 1957 by a UK team which included Don Whillans (on his first visit to the
greater ranges). In 1955 the team reached c. 7000m. During the 1957 attempt Bob
Downes died on the mountain and the highest point reached by the team was c.
200m below the summit.

Masherbrum was first climbed in 1960 by George Irving Bell and Willi Unsoeld,
led by the former, in an American-Pakistani expedition including Nick Clinch.
They succeeded in climbing the southeast face route that had stymied the earlier
parties.

The Himalayan Index lists three additional ascents and six additional failed
attempts on Masherbrum. The ascents include two by additional routes, the NW
Face and the NW Ridge/N Face.

In her book, Voyage au Bout du Vide: Une Cordėe Alpine au Masherbrum, the French
mountaineer Christine de Colombel [fr] provides a dramatic account of her 1980
attempt, with David Belden, to ascend Masherbrum in alpine style. Their
three-month expedition, bedeviled by bad weather, ended in failure when
avalanches swept their camp and injured de Colombel, leading to a desperate
three-day retreat in whiteout conditions.


SEE ALSO※

 * List of mountains in Pakistan


REFERENCES※

 1.  ^ "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of
     Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
 2.  ^ Curran, Jim (1995). K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain. Mountaineers.
     ISBN 0898864550.
 3.  ^ Carter, H. Adams (1975). "Balti Place Names in the Karakoram". American
     Alpine Journal. #20 (49): 52–57. ISSN 0065-6925. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
 4.  ^ "Masherbrum Base Camp (4500m), Karakoram, Pakistan". Summit Post.
     Retrieved 26 April 2024.
 5.  ^ Mason, Kenneth (1987). Abode of Snow. Diadem. ISBN 9780906371916.
     Retrieved 24 April 2024.
 6.  ^ Workman, Fanny; Workman, William Hunter (1916). Two summers in the
     ice-wilds of eastern Karakoram: the exploration of nineteen hundred square
     miles of mountain and glacier. E.P. Dutton & Co. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
 7.  ^ Roberts, J. O. M. (1939). "The Attempt on Masherbrum, 1938". Himalayan
     Journal. 11.
 8.  ^ Goodwin, Stephen (25 August 2003). "Obituaries: Robin Hodgkin – talented
     mountaineer turned educationist". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
 9.  ^ "Manchester Himalayan 1957". MEF – Mount Everest Foundation. Retrieved 25
     April 2024.
 10. ^ Hewitt, L.R. (1956). "The second attempt on Masherbrum" (PDF). Alpine
     Journal. #61: 29–37. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
 11. ^ "The R O Downes Hut" (PDF). Climbers Club Journal. 2013. Retrieved 22
     April 2024.
 12. ^ Walmsley, J. (1958). "Masherbrum, 1957" (PDF). Alpine Journal. #63:
     169–184. ISSN 0065-6569. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
 13. ^ In Memoriam section Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
     of the American Alpine Journal, 2001
 14. ^ de Colombel, Christine (1981). Voyage au Bout du Vide: Une Cordėe Alpine
     au Masherbrum '. Fernand Nathan. ISBN 9782207230824.


SOURCES※

 * Jill Neate, High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks,
   ISBN 0-89886-238-8
 * Himalayan Index


EXTERNAL LINKS※

 * "Masherbrum". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. -
   photos
 * Masherbrum on Summitpost - photos
 * Masherbrum in Google Maps

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