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| King of Mountains (8611m) | |
| Killer Mountain (8125m) | |
| Hidden Peak (8069m) | |
| Broad Peak (8047m) | |
| Gasherbrum II (8035m) | |
| Golden (7027m) | |
Nanga Parbat (8125m)
| Height | 8125m |
| Duration | 52 days |
| Hotels | 6 nights (Islamabad, Chilas) |
| Royalty | 9500 US Dollars up to 7 members |
| Season | 15 May to 15 July |
| Average walking time | 5- 6hours per day |
| Maximum group size | 7 to 8 members |
| Eqiupments | Tents(North face), ice scrow, snow bar, rope, ice axe, rock petons, acrowget carabiners, crampons |
| Subjective and Objective risks | High altitude sickness, incorrect rope fixing, Technical faults, rock fall, avalanch, rope damage, unfavorable weather |
History of Nanga Parbat in nutshell
More then 100 years ago, the english mountaineer Albert f. Mummery failed
to climb Nanga Parbat, 35 years Later a series of German expedition began
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which 10 climberts and 15 sherpas lost their lives, earing Nanga parbat the name "Mountain of German destiny" or "Killer Mountain" in 1953 the Austrian Hermann Buhl was the first to reach the summit, as a member of German expedition led by karl Maria Herligkoffer.
Character of Nanga Parbat
The name "Killer Mountain is also based on the dangerous nature of Nanga Parbat, which includes the permenant risk of rock fall, climbing Nanga Parbat is
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a serious and demanding enterprise. However not only do the tragedies and climbing herose make Nanga parbat one of the most attractive 8000ers but also the bgeauty of magic of the "fairy Meadows" a little green paradise at the foot of the mountain.
