Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain in the world at 8126m / 26660ft. It was first climbed in 1953 by Hermann Buhl on a German/Austrian expedition. It’s name translates from Urdu to mean ‘naked mountain’. It is the only 8000er located completely within Pakistan.
The first Australian ascent of Nanga Parbat was in 1998 by Andrew Lock. (Source: Himalayan Dreaming)
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Project Base8000 expedition: August 2022 (completed)
Herrligkoffer Base Camp – Pakistan – 3,100m / 10,171ft
- Nanga Parbat is in a different area to that of the other 8000ers in Pakistan (K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II)
- There are 3 base camps used for climbing Nanga Parbat:
- Rakhiot base camp – on the north side, near Fairy Meadows
- Diamir base camp – on the west side, which is the most commonly used these days to climb the Kinshofer route
- Herrligkoffer base camp – on the south side at the foot of the Rupal face. This is the world’s largest rock wall, rising some 4,600m/15,090ft from it’s base to the summit. We will trek to this base camp separately following our trek to the other 8000ers
- how to get there – we will drive from Skardu over the Deosai Plain to Astore and Tarashing where we start the trek. After the trek we will drive to Gilgit and fly back to Islamabad. If the flight is cancelled we will drive back via the Karakoram Highway
- number of days trekking: 1-4 days with extra days at either end to fly/drive, depending on which base camp you want to trek to
- best time of year to trek – July/August, which is also the climbing season
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