Passu Sar (Urdu: پسو سر; or Passu Sar, Passu I) is a mountain peak in the Batura Muztagh, a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the high point of the Passu massif, which also includes Passu Diar (or "Passu East", "Pasu II"). The peak lies on the main ridge of the Batura Muztagh, about 7 km (4 mi) east of Batura Sar.
Passu Sar پسو سر | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,478 m (24,534 ft) Ranked 54th[1] |
Prominence | 647 m (2,123 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°29′16″N 74°35′16″E |
Geography | |
Location | Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Batura Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 7 August 1994 by Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, Volker Wurnig[2] |
Passu Sar | |||
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Simplified Chinese | 帕蘇峰 | ||
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The date of the first successful ascent of Passu Sar is disputed. It has been reported as first climbed on 7 August 1994 by the German team of Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, and Volker Wurnig.[2][3] Another report claims it was climbed in 1978 by a Japanese-Pakistani team.[4]
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