Baintha Brakk بائنتھا براک | |
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The Ogre | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,285 m (23,901 ft) Ranked 86th |
Prominence | 1,891 m (6,204 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 35°56′52″N 75°45′13″E / 35.94778°N 75.75361°E |
Geography | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 13, 1977 by Doug Scott and Chris Bonington |
Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
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Simplified Chinese | 拜塔布拉克峰 | ||
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Baintha Brakk (Urdu: بائنتھا براک) or The Ogre is a steep, craggy mountain, 7,285 metres (23,901 ft) high, in the Panmah Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[2] It is famous for being one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb: twenty-four years elapsed between the first ascent in 1977 and the second in 2001.