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Climbed in 2009 from Afghanistan - Afghans to the top, success The expedition settled four camps, 5500m, 6014m, 6700m, 7000m. At 14:30on the 19th of July, Afghan Malang Darya, Afghan Amriddin and French Alpinist Jean Annequin reached the summit. Climbed in 2003 from Afghanistan - Mission Oxus The expedition settled three camps: at the height 5300 m, 6100 m and at 6800 m. Italian alpinist Fausto De Stefani reached the top as the first on 27-July, François Carrel (France), Marco Schenone (Italy) and Irena Mrak (Slovenia) on 2-August. Other members of the expedition did not reach the peak. The trail was ranked III - IV, 50o (40o), 4+, 2800m. Conditions were rather difficult, hard ice, and continuous strong freezing winds were blowing. http://www.mountainwilderness.si/en/activities/expeditions/expeditions-in-2003/mission-oxus-mountains-for-pea ce-afganistan-2003 Climbed in 2000 Ascent from Pakistan - didn't make summit, success in 2006 Still, from Babu camp (Base Camp: 4740m) we established ABC (4975m) then past the icefalls and fixed rope the scree slog was broken by a bivvy at 5295m and finally Camp 1 was placed on a good ridge beside a heavily crevassed glacier at 5845m. It was here that Murray MacPherson, Canadian, and Martin, Danish, both trekker-scramblers discovered why I was cynical of the expedition's motto 'We're here to have fun.' http://www.project-himalaya.com/news-00-noshaq.html Climbed 1973 First Winter Ascent from Afghanistan. Right from the start, Zawada wanted to lead the first Polish ascent of Everest and he wanted to do it in style. It was he who came up with the futuristic suggestion of trying Everest in winter and, by way of a rehearsal, in 1973 he led a winter expedition to the 7,492- metre Noshaq, the highest peak in Afghanistan. Reaching the village of Quazi Deh in the Wakhan Corridor after a long overland journey, it took five days and all his negotiating skills to persuade the locals to porter supplies to base camp in the bitter cold. On the mountain itself, ever innovative, Zawada decided on the spur of the moment to dispense with the top camp, persuading his companion Tadeusz Piotrowski to carry on into the dark, taking advantage of the almost windless conditions and reaching the summit in the middle of the night. The air was mercifully still, but the temperature was minus 52 degrees centigrade. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000923/ai_n14342645 Climbed in 1969 - First Ascent by a Woman Don and Alice Liska visited Afghanistan in the summer of 1969 as part of an expedition led by a well-known German climber, Richard Hechtel. The party climbed Noshaq. For about 8 years, Alice held the world altitude record for a woman from the Western World. Look for the picture of Alice on Noshaq's summit if you follow the link.http://lamountaineers.org/History/Topic_18.html First Ascent Climbed in 1960 Japanese expedition led by professor Sakato. |
Noshaq has four seperate peaks, these have all been climbed. Noshaq Peak is accessible from both Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is, however, recommened you climb from Afghanistan, as there are many problems en route from the Pakistan side. |
Afghanistan's Highest Mountain Lat/ Lon: 36.26000N / 71.54000 E There is still a mine field in the Noshaq valley floor, local guides & porters can guide you round. It is a lovely three day walk to base camp. |
The Wakhan Corridor, NE Afghanistan |