Kuh-e Bandaka

Kuh-e Bandaka (Pashto: کوه بندکا) or Kohe Bandaka, Koh-i Bandaka, Bandako, or incorrectly Koh-i-Bandakor[3][4]) is one of the highest peaks of the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan. It is northeast of Kabul and west of Chitral. Separated by a relatively low pass from the core of the Hindu Kush, it is the second highest mountain entirely within Afghanistan,[3] and the most topographically prominent peak in all of Afghanistan.[1]

Kuh-e Bandaka
Kuh-e Bandaka Location in Afghanistan
Highest point
Elevation	6,812 m (22,349 ft) [1][2]
Prominence	2,834 m (9,298 ft) [1] Ranked 118th
Isolation	75 km (47 mi)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	36°10′45″N 70°59′00″E [1]
Naming
Native name	کوه بندکا  (Pashto)
Geography
Location	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
Parent range	Hindu Kush
Climbing
First ascent	1960 by Wolfgang von Hansemann, Dietrich Hasse, Siegbert Heine, and Johannes Winkler[3]
Easiest route	Glacier/snow climb

On September 22, 1960, the second German expedition to visit the Hindu Kush made the first ascent of Kuh-e Bandaka. The members of the expedition were Wolfgang von Hansemann, Dietrich Hasse, Siegbert Heine, and Johannes Winkler, all from West Berlin; all attained the summit. They made four camps, with their base camp in the Dare-Sachi Valley at an altitude of 4,100 m (13,451 ft). The expedition also made multiple first ascents in the Pagar Valley of the Hindu Kush, and made meteorological and geological observations and sketch maps.[3]

There have been over fifteen subsequent ascents, via a variety of routes; however there have been no recorded ascents since 1977.[5]