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Gasherbrum II

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Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II from basecamp
Elevation:	8,035 metres (26,360 feet) Ranked 13th
Location:	Gilgit-Baltistan (China-Pakistan)
Range:	Karakoram

<tr><td bgcolor="#e7dcc3" width=85>Coordinates: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>35°45′ N 76°39′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=35_45_N_76_39_E_type:mountain) <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>First ascent: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>July 8 1956 by an Austrian team <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Easiest route: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>snow/ice climb </table> Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The standard route is via the SW ridge as it is relatively free of objective hazards such as ice fall and avalanches. A typical expedition lasts 7 to 8 weeks with climbing permits costing about $7,500 USD for five climbers. Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart of an Austrian expedition.

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Time Line

1956 First ascent
1975 Second ascent by a French group, 19 years after the first ascent. This expedition also saw the first death on the Gasherbrum. Three other expeditions summit including a Polish women's team headed by Wanda Rutkiewicz.
1979 A Chilean and a German expedition succeed in the sixth and seventh ascents.
1982 Reinhold Messner reaches the top with two Pakistanis.
1984 Messner and Hans Kammerlander traverse Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II without returning to base camp in between.

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External links

Gasherbrum II on Peakware (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/gasherbrum2.htm)
Gasherbrum II: A Journey to 26,360 Feet in the Karakoram (http://www.cmc.org/cmc/rpt/g2.html)

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