Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar (Urdu: دستاغل سر) is the highest mountain in the Shimshal Valley, a area of the Karakoram mountain range. It is the 19th highest mountain on earth and the 7th highest peak in Pakistan. Distghil sar is a Wakhi language word, that means "above the inner ranch."as The mountain has an about 3 km long top ridge above 7400m with three distinct summits: northwest 7885m, central 7760 m, and southeast 7696m or 7535m, this name was suggested by the wakhi speakers of Shimshal ().

Disteghil Sar
دستاغل سر
Distaghil Sar seen from ISS
Highest point
Elevation7,885 m (25,869 ft)[1]
Ranked 19th
Prominence2,525 m (8,284 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates36°19′33″N 75°11′18″E[1]
Geography
Disteghil Sar
دستاغل سر
Pakistan
Disteghil Sar
دستاغل سر
Disteghil Sar
دستاغل سر
(Gilgit Baltistan)
LocationShimshal Valley disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, controlled by Pakistan claimed by India
Parent rangeHispar Muztagh, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent9 June 1960 by Günther Stärker and Diether Marchart of an Austrian team
Easiest routeglacier/snow/ice climb

Climbing history

Distaghil Sar was first climbed in 1960 by Günther Stärker and Diether Marchart of an Austrian expedition led by Wolfgang Stefan. The expedition climbed the western part of the South face and continued over the southwest ridge to the highest summit. Three years earlier, in 1957, an English expedition had attempted to climb the mountain from the South and the West, but failed due to bad weather. Likewise, weather foiled a 1959 Swiss attempt over the southeast ridge. The highest, western summit has been scaled twice since in 1980 and 1982 over the original route. Two attempts over the daunting north face, in 1988 and 1998, were unsuccessful. The eastern summit was first climbed in 1980 by a Polish .expedition over the east face, and was reascended in 1983.

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