Sakar Sar
| Sakar Sar | |
|---|---|
  Sakar Sar Location within Pakistan  Sakar Sar Location within Gilgit Baltistan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,272 m (20,577 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 36°53′42″N 74°14′30″E / 36.89500°N 74.24167°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 13, 1999 by a Japanese team |
Sakar Sar is a mountain peak located at 6,272 metres (20,577 ft) above sea level.[2] It lies in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and in part in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
The first successful ascent was completed by a Japanese team in August 1999.[3]
Location
[edit]Sakar Sar is located 9 km east of the Irshad Pass on the watershed between Wachandarja in the north and Chapursan in the south.[4] The dominance reference point is a 6,610-metre high mountain in the Karakoram, located 2.26 km east of the Koz Sar (6,677 m) . Also, a few km away is Dilisang Pass, a historic and disused cross-border trading route connecting Kyrgyz people and Wakhi people settlements.[5]
First ascent
[edit]On August 13, 1999, a Japanese team consisting of Akira Miyazawa, Makoto Ishikawa, Kanji Kamei, and Teruaki Suzuki and two porters Alam jan Dario and Afzal Baig reached the summit.[6][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sakar Sar" on CEP.com.pk Listed as "Sakar Sar". Retrieved 18 August 2021
- ↑ "Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?". WorldAtlas. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- 1 2 "Hispar Muztagh, Sakar Sar, First Ascent". American Alpine Journal. 42 (74). American Alpine Club: 329. 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ↑ "Attractions :: Gilgit Baltistan". visitgilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ↑ "2004 Mock & O'Neil Wakhan Expedition Report". www.mockandoneil.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ↑ 2000 American Alpine Journal. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-933056-47-0.
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