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	* Adventure Tours Pakistan - Expeditions - Nanga Parbat *
		Nanga Parbat massif is the western corner pillar of the Himalayas.
		Nanga Parbat has always been associated with tragedies and tribulations until it was climbed in 1953.
		The Nanga Parbat peak was discovered in the nineteenth century by Europeans.
	www.atp.com.pk /expeditions/nanga-parbat.htm (381 words)

	Golden Jubilee of the first Ascent of Nanga Parbat 1953-2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Dominating Diamer District of the Northern Areas, Nanga Parbat is bounded by Astore Valley to its Northeast and East, Indus River to its North and lower mountains of Kaghan valley to its West and South.
		Nanga Parbat summit is flanked on the East by highest wall of Rupal face and Bazhin glacier whereas its western flank descends into the Diamer Valley.
		The climbing history of Nanga Parbat is replete with incomparable tales of dogged determination, tragedies and tribulations, endured mostly by German, British and Austrian climbers.
	www.pakpost.gov.pk /philately/stamps2003/nanga_parbat.html (646 words)

	SummitPost - Nanga Parbat -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world, and is the westernmost of the Himalayas.
		Buhl's climb on Nanga Parbat on July 3, 1953 was actually three years after the 1st ascent of Annapurna which occurred on June 3, 1950.
		They chose Nanga Parbat as their goal because it was reasonably accessible and big, but the area was, of course, largely unknown.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150276/nanga-parbat.html (2766 words)

	Nanga Parbat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the 2nd highest in Pakistan.
		Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas, and is the westernmost eight-thousander.
		Nanga Parbat was first climbed on July 3, 1953 by Austrian climber Hermann Buhl, a member of a German-Austrian team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanga_Parbat (1146 words)

	Nanga Parbat Data
		Nanga Parbat, the westernmost 8000 meter peak of the Himalaya, provides perhaps the world's best exposures of rocks which are being subjected to the forces and chemical processes that occur during the collision of continents.
		We are using Nanga Parbat as a natural laboratory to study these processes while they are still active, for Nanga Parbat is world-renowned as a site of what is, from a geologist's perspective, extraordinarily rapid uplift and erosion.
		The rapid uplift and erosion of Nanga Parbat is accompanied by recurring seismicity and all manner of erosive processes including massive landslides (e.g., the 1841 slide which actually blocked the Indus River for several months).
	www.lehigh.edu /pkz0/public/www-data/nanga_files/Noverview.html (596 words)

	Nanga Parbat 2000
		As his expedition attempted this very difficult unknown flank of Nanga Parbat, the "Rupalwand," with 4500 meter faces it's one of the highest walls on the earth.
		The Swiss mountain climber attempts Nanga Parbat by the passage of the Mazenos, most of which is over 7000 meters.
		Once it was thought that Nanga Parbat ("The naked mountain") was the easiest 8,000 meter mountain to climb.
	www.k2news.com /np2000.htm (1605 words)

	Nanga Parbat \| Bullfrog Films
		At the far western end of the Himalayas in the Kohistani region of Northern Pakistan -- close to the border with Kashmir -- looms the massive Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain on earth.
		Nanga Parbat, Kashmiri words for "Naked Mountain", is so named because its sides are too steep to allow snow to cover it completely.
		Nanga Parbat was revealed to be extraordinarily young, existing for only 1-2 million years.
	www.bullfrogfilms.com /catalog/np.html (483 words)

	Nanga Parbat 05:2003 EXPLORER
		Nanga Parbat, the âNaked Mountainâ -- and movie star at this yearâs Convention Theater.
		Nanga Parbat rises above a valley carved by the Indus River -- which proved to be a key fact for geologic investigators.
		Zeitler described the Nanga Parbat model as a âtectonic aneurismâ in Proterozoic basement, with advection of deep crustal material into a relatively weak crustal zone.
	www.aapg.org /explorer/2003/05may/slc_nangaparbat.cfm (1177 words)

	Nanga Parbat Trek - Mazeno Pass Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Nanga Parbat (8125 m.) is the western most bastion of the Himalayas.
		Nanga Parbat is also located where the continents have collided.
		The view of Nanga Parbat from the Indus River is one of the most awesome sights in the world.
	www.concordiaexpeditions.com /nangaparbat_trip.htm (1197 words)

	Ed Viesturs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Ed traveled to Pakistan to attempt Nanga Parbat via the Kinshoffer Route on the Diamir Face intending to use his lingering acclimatization from summiting Shishapangma.
		Carrying all of his supplies he attempted the Kinshoffer Route in a single push with 2 or 3 camps along the way before attempting the summit.
		The mountain of Nanga Parbat (8125m), whose name means Naked Mountain, is the 9th highest mountain in the world and westernmost 8000m peak of the Himalayan chain.
	www.edviesturs.com /endeavor8000/nangaparbat.asp (498 words)

	WGBH Programs
		At the far western end of the Himalayas in northern Pakistan looms the massive Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain on Earth.
		The discovery of young rocks at Nanga Parbat has led geologists to suspect that it is the fastest-growing mountain on the planet.
		Nanga Parbat: Naked Mountain is a science mystery that follows six geologists from around the world, swept up in the quest to prove their unconventional theories.
	www.wgbh.org /schedules/program-info?program_id=1061052 (128 words)

	Central Asia Chap 9: Nanga Parbat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Nanga Parbat is actually the westernmost buttress of the Himalayas and, due to its gigantic bulk, effectively catches and blocks the most northwesterly reach of the monsoon.
		The spiky summit section of Nanga Parbat is clear and has just caught the day's first rays of light.
		Nanga Parbat now stands right before me and yet I can't quite get my head around the scale of it.
	www.timandcatherine.com /nanga.htm (5792 words)

	Nanga Parbat circuit 17 days
		To the far west of the Himalayan range, south of the Karakoram and the Indus valley, rises the majestic and frozen lonely crest of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest summit.
		The itinerary passes by the foot of the south face of Nanga Parbat, one of the world's most impressive cliffs with a sheer drop of 5000 m, the highest on earth.
		Day 4 to 13: Trek via Nanga Parbat base camp, Mazeno pass, Loiba meadows, Zangal, Juliper pass, Fairy meadows, Tato...
	www.globe-trekker.com /Nanga-Parbat.htm (119 words)

	Nanga Parbat
		Der erste Blick zum Nanga Parbat auf dem Flug von Rawalpindi nach Gilgit.
		Nanga Parbat von der Märchenwiese aus nach Sonnenaufgang
		Between 2500m and 3500m forests and meadows are common in the Karakorum and Nanga Parbat area.
	www.bergdias.de /nanga/nan.htm (821 words)

	* Nanga Parbat Mazeno Pass Trek - Adventure Tours Pakistan - Treks *
		The best-known treks from Astor lead west and southwest, to the east and south sides of Nanga Parbat.
		The name Nanga Parbat means 'naked mountain', so called because some of its slopes are so steep that they are bare of snow or vegetation.
		Early disasters on Nanga Parbat gave it the nick-name Killer Mountain or mangeur d'homme.
	www.atp.com.pk /treks/nanga-parbat-mazeno-pass-trek.htm (212 words)

	Nanga Parbat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Known as the "Killer Mountain," Nanga Parbat (8125m) is the 9th highest peak in the world and perhaps the most challenging.
		Anchoring the western end of the Himalayan Range, Nanga Parbat was first climbed in 1953 by Herman Buhl.
		This trek leads to the base camp of Nanga Parbat's southern face, the most dangerous and difficult of all the routes to the summit.
	www.south-asia.com /pakistan/nanga.htm (379 words)

	Amazon.com: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge: Books: Hermann Buhl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage shares Buhl's life, from the physical frailty of his childhood through the many years he spent building his almost superhuman strength to his great triumph in the Himalayas.
		Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge by Hermann Buhl
		His all ascents stand in contrast with the siege methods of the time, but the ascent of Nanga Parbat set the limit of endurance and courage, to be met decades later.
	www.amazon.com /Nanga-Parbat-Pilgrimage-Lonely-Challenge/dp/0898866103 (1438 words)

	Himalaya - Karakorum Explorers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Nanga Parbat (8125m) is the second highest peak in Pakistan and 9
		Nanga Parbat means "the naked mountain" It is also known as the killer mountain, because of the difficulties of reaching the summit.
		Trek to Latoboi base camp of Naga Parbat by crossing Bazing Glacier and Rupal River, camp.
	www.karakorumexplorers.com.pk /Himalaya.htm (202 words)

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		Nanga Parbat uanslated would mean "Naked Mountain" It is the awe-inspiring pillar that makes up the extreme western corner of the Great Himalaya.
		Nanga Parbat was first climbed in 1953 in the course of the German-Austrian Willy Merkl Memorial Expedition.
	www.angelnepal.com /nangaparbat.htm (184 words)

	HERMANN BUHL AND NANGA PARBAT
		After 31 people's death on Nanga Parbat, the summit was reached by a single man: Hermann Buhl.
		Once it was thought that Nanga Parbat ("The naked mountain") was the easiest 8,000 metre mountain to climb.
		It was dead calmand perfectly clear, the chapter Nanga Parbat was finished for the lonely man on the top.
	www.jerberyd.com /climbing/stories/nangaparbat (1280 words)

	Nanga Parbat AGU Poster Session Abstract
		The Nanga Parbat Haramosh Massif viewed as a Crustal-Scale Pop-up Structure.
		The western Himalaya syntaxis [Fig 1] includes the Indian-plate Nanga Parbat Haramosh Massif (NPHM) [Fig 2].
		Nanga Parbat) has formed a complete window through Indian plate cover sequence schist and gneiss (garnet-staurolite grade) into basement gneiss (sillimanite grade ±granulite facies, cordierite-bearing anatectic segregations).
	www.albany.edu /geosciences/nangap/aguabstr.html (592 words)

	Guide to the Nanga Parbat region
		The region of Pakistans NANGA PARBAT, with 8,125m the 9.
		Introduction of the french/pakistan cooperative "Nanga Parbat Adventure" in the Nanga Parbat region
		Maps of the Nanga Parbat region in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
	www.albrechtkraft.de (506 words)

	Poles Will Try Nanga Parbat in Winter
		The team will be led by 56-year-old Krzysztof Wielicki, who was first to climb an 8,000-meter peak in winter (Everest, 1980) and also made the first winter ascents of Kangchenjunga and Lhotse (solo).
		In January 2005, the eighth 8,000-meter peak was climbed in calendar winter when Polish climber Piotr Morawski and Italian Simone Moro reached the top of Shishapangma, as part of an expedition led by Jan Szulc of Poland.
		Szulc will be deputy leader of the 2006-07 expedition to Nanga Parbat.
	climbing.com /news/hotflashes/polesnangaparbat (369 words)

	Humar Trapped on Nanga Parbat
		The great Slovenian alpinist Tomaz Humar is pinned on a tiny snow ledge about one-third of the way up the Rupal Face on 26,657-foot Nanga Parbat, and Humar’s support team has called for a helicopter rescue.
		The weather on Nanga Parbat is mostly stormy, and continuous snow slides, along with exhaustion and apparent rockfall injuries, are preventing Humar from attempting to descend on his own.
		Tomaz Humar’s location on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, shot from a helicopter fly-by during a break in storms.
	www.climbing.com /news/hotflashes/humartrapped (415 words)

	Nanga Parbat 2001
		Michael plan was to glide down from the South Wall of Nanga Parbat but he said rock fall and bad weather condition made him to stop the expedition at 5800 meters.
		He is planning to set a World record by gliding down from the South Wall of Nanga Parbat, it is the biggest wall in the World as its base camp is lower than Everest, and the actual climb is more than Everest in the altitude gained.
		Abele has only Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri to finish the 14 8000 meter peaks.
	www.k2news.com /np2001.htm (1037 words)

	Nanga Parbat CD Project
		Many of our formal publications are listed in the 'Publications' section of the main site, and you can find some additional Nanga Parbat photos in the project image galleries.
		Our ideas about feedbacks betweem erosion, crustal temperatures, and crustal strength originated in the Nanga Parbat project, and are discussed in the "Scientific Background" part of the main site.
		Finally, you might be interested in looking out for the documentary about this project that was made by Doug Prose and Diane LaMacchia of Earth Images Foundation: "Nanga Parbat (Naked Mountain)." It's a little pricey for individuals to buy, but has been shown on public television stations throughout the world.
	www.ees.lehigh.edu /groups/corners/nanga.shtml (331 words)

	Nanga Parbat
		Nanga Parbat, also called DIAMIR, one of the world's highest mountains (26,660 feet [8,126 m]), situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-occupied sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
		The British Alpine climber Albert F. Mummery led the first attempt to ascend the glacier- and snow-covered mountain in 1895, but he died in the attempt.
		The Kashmiri name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words nagna parvata, meaning "naked mountain." Diamir is a local name for the peak and means King of the Mountains
	www.fortunecity.com /marina/pier/650/nanga_parbat.htm (155 words)

	Nanga Parbat: Some background and History
		Nanga Parbat (main peak) has a height of 8126 meters/26,660 ft. It has three vast faces.
		Even in recent years it has claimed a heavy toll of human lives of mountaineers, in search of adventure and thrill.
		EverestNews.com Nanga Parbat Expedition and News coverage is here.
	www.everestnews.com /nphistory.htm (383 words)

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