Latok I لیٹوک | |
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![]() Latok Peaks and the Ogres thumb | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,145 m (23,442 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,475 m (4,839 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′41″N 75°49′21″E / 35.9280°N 75.8225°E |
Geography | |
Location of the Latok within the greater
Karakoram region | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 19, 1979 by Sin'e Matsumi, Tsuneo Shigehiro, Yu Watanabe [2] |
Easiest route | East Ridge from south side |
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The Latok ( Urdu: لیٹوک) group is a cluster of large and dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk. To the immediate south of the Latok group lies the Baintha Lukpar Glacier, a small tributary of the Biafo Glacier, one of the main glaciers of the Karakoram. On the north side, lies the Choktoi Glacier.
The Latok group comprises four main summits, each listed here with its relative position in the group, elevation, [1] and first ascent date:
All of the summits are notable for their extreme technical difficulty, and they have been the scene of some of the hardest climbing done at high altitude anywhere in the world.
Latok II | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,108 m (23,320 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′12″N 75°48′09″E / 35.9200°N 75.8025°E |
Geography | |
Location | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1977 by Ezio Alimonta, Toni Masé, Renato Valentini [5] |
Easiest route | Southeast Buttress |
Latok III | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,949 m (22,799 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′13″N 75°50′23″E / 35.9204°N 75.8396°E |
Geography | |
Location | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 15, 1979 by Yoji Teranishi, Kazushige Takami, Sakae Mori [2] |
Easiest route | Southwest Ridge |
Latok I لیٹوک | |
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![]() Latok Peaks and the Ogres thumb | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,145 m (23,442 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,475 m (4,839 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′41″N 75°49′21″E / 35.9280°N 75.8225°E |
Geography | |
Location of the Latok within the greater
Karakoram region | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 19, 1979 by Sin'e Matsumi, Tsuneo Shigehiro, Yu Watanabe [2] |
Easiest route | East Ridge from south side |
|
The Latok ( Urdu: لیٹوک) group is a cluster of large and dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk. To the immediate south of the Latok group lies the Baintha Lukpar Glacier, a small tributary of the Biafo Glacier, one of the main glaciers of the Karakoram. On the north side, lies the Choktoi Glacier.
The Latok group comprises four main summits, each listed here with its relative position in the group, elevation, [1] and first ascent date:
All of the summits are notable for their extreme technical difficulty, and they have been the scene of some of the hardest climbing done at high altitude anywhere in the world.
Latok II | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,108 m (23,320 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′12″N 75°48′09″E / 35.9200°N 75.8025°E |
Geography | |
Location | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1977 by Ezio Alimonta, Toni Masé, Renato Valentini [5] |
Easiest route | Southeast Buttress |
Latok III | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,949 m (22,799 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 35°55′13″N 75°50′23″E / 35.9204°N 75.8396°E |
Geography | |
Location | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Parent range | Panmah Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 15, 1979 by Yoji Teranishi, Kazushige Takami, Sakae Mori [2] |
Easiest route | Southwest Ridge |