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lstoro-o-Nal (Main); This is the highest peak of lstoro-o-Nal
range (7,403m/7,398m - 24,288ft/24,271ft) and is situated
near the south Udren (Atak) glacier. It is believed that the
peak was climbed in 1955 by two members of an American expedition
party namely J.E. Murphy and T.A. Mutch. It is now realised
that instead, in cloudy weather, the pair mistakenly climbed
the highest summit of the ridge between the Rock Pinnacle
and lstoro-o-Nal (North).
It was, however, in 1969 that four members
of a Spanish expedition of Barcelona Mountaineering Club party
climbed it by traversing south of the main peak of the south
peak (7303m/23,960ft) and then climbing over the south-east
peak (7,365m/24,163ft) to the main peak (7398m/24,271ft).
Quite a few maps, including Japanese, indicate its height
as 7,403m /24,288ft.
The second highest peak in the range is
lstoro-o-Nal (North-I-7,373m/24,190ft). It was climbed in
1967 by Lapuch and Oberegger of the Salzburg Section of the
Austrian Alpine Club. While descending from the mountain,
Oberegger broke his leg at 6,797m/22,300ft. and was carried
down with the help of porters who were working with a Czech
expedition. The party shows height of the peak as 7,248m/23,779ft.
The third highest peak in the range is lstoro-o-Nal
(N-II), with a height of 7,372m/24,186ft. After climbing lstoro-o-Nal
(N-I), as stated above, the members of the Salzburg Section
of the Austrian Alpine Club climbed this peak in 1967. The
party states that this peak is slightly lower than lstoro-o-Nal
(N-I). The party is, however, silent on the exact height of
the peak. Japanese maps show its height as 7,372m and 7,350m,
respectively.
The next and the fourth highest peak in
the range is lstoro-o-Nal (SE) with a height of 7,365m/24,163ft.
It was in 1969 that members of Barcelona Mountaineering Club
(Spain) climbed it. Names of members of the expedition are:
Mose-Manuel Anglada, Juan Cerda, Emiho Civio and Jorge Pons.
The fifth highest peak in the range
is lstoro-o-Nal (South) 7,303m/23,960ft. The peak was climbed
by the above stated Spanish party in 1969 while on its way
to lstoro-o-Nal (South-east). The sixth peak in the range,
as shown by Japanese maps, is lstoro-o-Nal (West-I) with a
height of 7,300m/23,950ft. Another nearby peak, which is also
shown by the Japanese maps, is named lstoro-o-Nal (North-III)
with the same height (7,300m/23,950ft). It is for the future
mountaineers to clearly identify this peak. This is the seventh
peak of the range.
The eighth and ninth peaks in the range
are lstoro-o-Nal (West-II) (7,280m/23,884ft) and lstoro-o-Nal
(North-east) (7,276m/23,871ft), respectively. The tenth highest
peak in the range is a rock pinnacle with a height of 7,200m/23,622ft.
It was also climbed in 1969 by members of the Spanish Mountaineering
Club when they climbed the lstoro-o-Nal (South-east) and South
peaks. Some publications indicate that it was climbed in 1955
by an expedition from the United States of America.
The eleventh peak
in the range, as identified by the Japanese maps, is lstoro-o-Nal-East
with a height of 7,100m/ 23, 294ft.
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Facts
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Names : North I |
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Elevation (feet) : 24,288 |
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Elevation (meters) : 7,403 |
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Best Climbing Months : May, June
& July |
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First Climber(s) : J.E. Murphy
and T.A. Mutch |
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Year First Climbed : 1955 |
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