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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chogolisa
Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan.
Chogolisa has several peaks, the highest on the SW face (Chogolisa I) rises to 7,665 metres (25,147 ft.).
The first ascent of Chogolisa I was made on August 2 1975 by Fred Pressl and Gustav Ammerer of an Austrian expedition led by Eduard Koblmuller.
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 Chogolisa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
At 7,665 meters (25,148 feet) high, Chogolisa is the 36 th highest mountain in the world.
Chogolisa is part of the Masherbrum Karakoram in Kashmir (Pakistan).
The geographic coordinates of the mountain are 35°36'42?N, 76°34'18?E. The mountain prominence (a measure of vertical separation between mountains) of Chogolisa is 1,624 meters and its parent mountain is Masherbrum.
global.mongabay.com /geography/Chogolisa.html   (64 words)

  
 The Mountains of Pakistan: Chogolisa / Bride Peak 7654m
The western most one about two miles from Chogolisa was climbed by a 13 man Japanese party led by Hiroaki Akiyama on its NW ridge from the glacier west of the peak.
Camp 1 was establish at 15,425 feet on June 21 and Camp II at 17,225 feet on the snow plateau above the ice fall on the 29th.
Its nearby glaciers are Abruzi, Chogolisa and Kaberi.
www.everestnews.com /stories004sec4002/chogolisa12122003.htm   (781 words)

  
 Chogolisa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 25 they left camp I and camped in a saddle at 6,706m on the SW ridge.
Bad weather forced them to retreat and on June 27, Buhl fell through a cornice and disappeared.
Chogolisa das Grab Hermann Buhls auf BroadPeak.at (German Language)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chogolisa   (308 words)

  
 San Lorenzo North Face
An American trio had climbed the north face of San Lorenzo to the summit ridge in 1987, but were unable to reach the true summit in deteriorating weather.
The Italian team was part of the “UP Project,” a well-sponsored series of expeditions led by Luca Maspes; last year’s UP Project team had considerable success climbing new routes off the Chogolisa Glacier of Pakistan.
This year, the expedition first attempted the northwest face of Cerro Piergiorgio and climbed 11 pitches of a new route before rockfall destroyed their base camp and injured Maspes.
www.climbing.com /news/hotflashes/sanlorenzo   (750 words)

  
 Broad Peak Expedition Pakistan (Expedition ... Broad Peak .. 8000m)
Peak is located approximately five miles from K 2 along the Baltoro glacier.
On a good day, both Chogolisa and K2 can be seen from the upper reaches as well as from base camp of this extraordinary mountain.
It's name was originally set as K3, as in the third mountain measured in the Karakoram range, right after the famed K2.
www.htt.com.pk /broadpeak_8000m.html   (157 words)

  
 Broad Peak 8047m Literature
One other change that struck me was how the weight of Diemberger's pack on Chogolisa had grown by 20 lbs in the 13 years between 1958 and 1971.
Their performance and fitness level (made even clearer by their not clearing camps on the way down) was simply not up to the lightning ascent that would be required in order to get up and down Skil Brum before the weather changed.
That Buhl's diaries from Broad Peak and Chogolisa have finally become available in the new 2005 edition of Achttausend drüber und drunter is a great contribution to the literature (and one hopes that they will appear in English translation sooner than later).
www.broadpeak.org /en/shop.php   (7122 words)

  
 The Duke of Abruzzi
A few years later, in 1909, he organised an expedition to the Karakoram and set the record to the highest altitude yet achieved by ascending the second highest mountain in the world, K2, to a height of about 7,500 metres [24,600 feet], along the route that today bears his name, the Abruzzi ridge.
On the same journey he increased this record when he ascended Chogolisa (Bride Peak) to an even higher altitude, 7.654 metres (about 25.110 feet), but did not reach the summit.
The first ascent to the summit of Chogolisa was not made until 45 years later.
www.rwenzoriabruzzi.com /duke.html   (907 words)

  
 K2climb.net - K2 and Karakorum by climbers, news
Chogolisa, also known as 'Bride Peak' sits right behind the Gasherbrums massif, at the head of the Baltoro Glacier.
The left picture shows Hermann Buhl while climbing on the SW ridge of Chogolisa, roped to Kurt Diemberger, on June 27th 1957.
Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain at 35° 07' N 76° 35' E in Karakorum (Pakistan).
www.k2climb.net /news.php?id=1774   (894 words)

  
 Broad Peak: Some background and History
The other two climbers, Diemberger and Buhl, headed towards Chogolisa peak where Buhl met his death by falling from the mountain.
The name of other peak in the Broad range is Broad Peak middle/central Some maps show its height at 8016 meters while the others show it 8000 meters.
(Diemberger followed by Buhl, June 27, after turning back when within striking distance of the summit of Chogolisa (7654 m), were groping their way back along the precipitous and heavily corniced S.E. Ridge when suddenly one of the cornices broke off and Buhl plunged to his death).
www.everestnews.com /stories024/bphistory.htm   (1670 words)

  
 Pakistan Water Gateway - Articles - An environmental disaster called Manchar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A few years later the blocks of ice would be transformed into new glaciers, providing a new source of irrigation and drinking water for the community.
Chogolisa Glacier Only last year, a community-based organization known as Parbat Social Welfare Organization (PSWO) in Chilas, district Diamir, transplanted glacier seeds in six different locations.
Continuous drought-like situations in many villages in the district forced villagers to think of innovative ideas to harness water.
www.waterinfo.net.pk /mn.htm   (1706 words)

  
 NANGA PARBAT PILGRIMAGE: The Lonely Challenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hermann Buhl's momentous ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953 (after Everest and Annapurna, the third 8000-meter peak to be climbed) set an agenda for adventurous mountaineers for the rest of the century.
After Broad Peak, while attempting Chogolisa, he died in a cornice accident.
This book and the vivid memory of his climbs is....
www.mountaineersbooks.org /productdetails.cfm?PC=238   (333 words)

  
 SummitPost - Chogolisa Group from Ali Camp -- Photos, Diagrams & Topos
the picture abowe show a mountain that belongs to Chogolisa group, but it is not the Chogolisa "summit".
It's not Chogolisa I which is where Buhl died if I remember correctly.
The mountain is in the Vigne Glacier, but the guide told me that is belongs to Chogolisa group.
www.summitpost.org /view_object.php?object_id=120973   (345 words)

  
 Gasherbrum II: A Journey to 26,360 Feet in the Karakoram
This trek took the team past some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the world; the Trango Towers, Paju Peak, Uli Biaho, Mustagh Tower, Masherbrum, Chogolisa, Mitre Peak, Broad Peak, the 7 Gasherbrum peaks and K2, the second highest mountain in the world.
He stayed overnight and participated in a ceremony to commemorate Herman Buhl who had died 40 years earlier, that day June 27, on Chogolisa while descending in a storm with Kurt Diemberger.
To the south Kashmere and Gasherbrum I, Baltoro Kangri, Chogolisa.
previous.cmc.org /cmc/rpt/g2.html   (3081 words)

  
 Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news
In summer 2005, a young team of Italian climbers went wandering around the Chogolisa area and Charakusa valley in Pakistan.
A young Italian team led by Luca Maspes explored and climbed in the Chogolisa area in Karakorum, in summer 2005.
The Chogolisa expedition was part one of a larger project named 'Up Project' which will focus on exploratory expeditions to lesser known mountain ranges.
www.mounteverest.net /news.php?id=1434   (821 words)

  
 The South African/Dutch Chogolisa expedition 2004
In July and August of this year a small Expedition comprising ten members of the Mountain Club of South Africa who have teamed up with two members of the NKBV, the Dutch National Mountaineering Federation, will attempt to climb Chogolisa, one of the major peaks in the Karakoram.
Chogolisa, the expedition’s selected objective is a beautiful free standing 7668m high ice peak in the upper Baltoro region that has only been climbed eight times before.
The last successful ascent was done in 1987.
www.7summits.com /chogolisa   (240 words)

  
 eBay Store - JWS One Stop Shop: NORTH FACE Jackets, 3X, XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
North Face Mens Chogolisa Parka NWT XL NorthFace $225
North Face Mens Chogolisa Parka NWT Lrg NorthFace $225
North Face Mens Chogolisa Parka NWT Med NorthFace $225
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 Askole Treks & Tours - Home
Askole, Pakistan’s highest and most remote village, the last human settlement before the march up to Baltoro Glacier to Concordia and the Roof of the World.
Its real attraction is as gateway to the grandest sight in all nature, Concordia, the amphitheatre of ten of the world’s thirty greatest mountains, the adjacent glaciers and peaks, including, K2 (8611m), Broad Peak (8047m), Gasherbrum-I (8068m), Gasherbrum-II (8035m), Gasherbrum-III (7952m), Gasherbrum-IV (7925m), Chogolisa-I (7665m), Muztagh Tower (7237m), Trango Towers and many more.
Our main aim is to provide best possible satisfaction to our valuable guests.
www.askole.com /home.html   (490 words)

  
 YNEWS.info
After two days’ trekking we reached the Chogolisa Glacier south of the well-known mountain top where the true pioneer Hermann Buhl passed away.
We opened 4 new routes on these mountains, which had been virtually virgin till then.
The only traces we found there were the signs of a British expedition to the summit and to some other tops along the South-Western slope of the Chogolisa Shield.
www.ynews.info /en/item.php?id=1597   (269 words)

  
 *** Hushe Treks & Tours - Baltoro - Ghondhogoro - La - Trek ***   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Baltoro Ghondhogoro La is very thrilling trek, from Askoli to Concordia and crossing the Ghondhogoro La (5400M) and enter in Hushe Valley, this trek is one of the finest high mountain experiences on earth.
On this trek one can enjoy simply unforgettable views of K2 (8611m.), Broad Peak (8047m.), the Gasherbrums and Chogolisa.
Walking towards Concordia, we pass close the famous Trango Towers Peaks.
www.hushe.com.pk /adventure/baltoroghondhogorolatrek.htm   (171 words)

  
 Mountain Peaks- Chogolisa Pakistan, Travel to Pakistan, tourism in Pakistan.
Mountain Peaks- Chogolisa Pakistan, Travel to Pakistan, tourism in Pakistan.
Places to Visit >> Mountain Peaks >> Chogolisa
Hermann Buhl and Kurt Diemberger attempted Chogolisa in 1957 after they had successfully summitted Broad Peak a few weeks earlier.
pakistan.travelsouthasia.net /mountain_peaks/chogolisa.asp   (292 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Bride Peak": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
from the southern side of Staircase Peak 21 Camp XII prior to the attempt on Bride Peak (Chogolisa)...
is Gasherbrum, shaped like a shark's tooth: to the south is the snow-mantled Golden Throne and nearby, Chogolisa, sometimes called Bride Peak.
another day in the life of the Karakoram, that on just such a day Herman Buhl had died on Chogolisa, Bride Peak, which I could see in the distance.
www.amazon.com /phrase/Bride-Peak   (533 words)

  
 Trekking:
With the option of stopping at non-traditional campsites wherever possible, we move along the surrounding rock spires, granite towers.
Occasionally on and off the Baltoro Glacier itself, we reach Concordia, from where we have the most spectacular view of some of the World's greatest giants like K2 (8616m), Broad Peak (8048m), Gasherbrum II (8035m), Gasherbrum IV (7925m), Chogolisa (7665m) and Golden Throne (7240m).
Baltoro Concordia Trek has been a highlight for trekkers, and has allowed thousands of the adventure lovers to enjoy the magnificence of the Karakoram.
www.nazirsabir.com /trekking   (346 words)

  
 MCSA Photo Gallery - Pakistan, Karakorams - Chogolisa 2004/The elusive summit
MCSA Photo Gallery - Pakistan, Karakorams - Chogolisa 2004/The elusive summit
Home > Expeditions > Pakistan, Karakorams - Chogolisa 2004
Ian Bailey / Pakistan, Karakorams - Chogolisa 2004
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 masherbrum expedition- Karakoram Treks & Tours
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The British surveyor expedition in 1856 led by captain T, G, Muntugmerie, explored peaks glaciers and named K-1 for Chogori which in now called K-2 and put the name in sequence according to the height of the peaks in the area.
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 Baltistan Tours Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A very easy approach to Khaplu (a 2½ hour drive).
Khaplu is the gateway to Masharbrum Peak, K7, K-6, Namika, Chogolisa for mountaineers and Gondogoro la, Gondogoro Peak, Saraksa Glacier, Gondogoro Glacier, Masharbrum Glacier, Aling Glacier, Kandey Namgma, Machlu Broq, Thaely La, Daholi lake, Kharfaq Lake, Ghangche Lake and Bara Lake for trekkers,
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 Adventure Guide pakistan: Pakistan Hiking & Trekking
Adventure Guide has organized Mountaineering Treeking expeditions for The highest mountains of the world i.e K-2, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II, Broad peak, Nanga Parbat, Chogolisa, Spantik, Great Trango Towers,Shipton Spire Amin Brakk Muztagh Tower, B
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