Lobsang Spire
| Lobsang Spire | |
|---|---|
 Lobsang Spire (left) above the Baltoro Glacier, with Broad Peak in the background right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,707 m (18,724 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | circa 290 m (1000 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°46′15″N 76°17′08″E / 35.77083°N 76.28556°E |
| Geography | |
  Lobsang Spire Location in northern Pakistan | |
| Location | Karakoram, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Karakoram Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 13 June 1983 by Greg Child, Doug Scott, Peter Thexton (South Pillar)[3] |
Lobsang Spire is a mountain in the Karakoram Range of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It rises above the Baltoro Glacier near Broad Peak.
First ascent
[edit]Lobsang Spire was first climbed on 13 June 1983 by an expedition led by Doug Scott, with Greg Child and Peter Thexton, via the South Pillar and in alpine style.[4] They climbed from 10–13 June in one of the first routes to employ big wall aid climbing techniques, including portaledges, in the Karakoram. A previous attempt by other expedition members Alan Rouse and Andy Parkin via the West ridge failed near the summit.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ This is an approximate figure, based on PeakVisor.
- ^ This is an approximate figure, based on PeakVisor.
- ^ a b Paul Nunn, Karakoram 1983, Alpine Journal UK, 1984, p.212-215
- ^ Doug Scott, Lobsang Spire, American Alpine Journal, vol. 26, 1984