Trivor
| Trivor | |
|---|---|
  Trivor Location in Pakistan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation |
7,577 m (24,859 ft) Ranked 39th |
| Prominence | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°17′15″N 75°05′10″E / 36.28750°N 75.08611°ECoordinates: 36°17′15″N 75°05′10″E / 36.28750°N 75.08611°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Hispar Muztagh |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1960 by Wilfrid Noyce, Jack Sadler (British/US) |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb |
Trivor is one of the high peaks of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range in the Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. Its height is often given as 7,728 metres, but this elevation is not consistent with photographic evidence.[1] The height given here is from a Russian 1:100,000 topographic map.[2]
There have been only two successful climbs of this peak; the first ascent was in 1960 by a British-American party.[3]
Sources
- Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
- Jill Neate, High Asia: an illustrated history of the 7,000 metre peaks, The Mountaineers, 1989.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/elevmisquotes.html#hispar Some Frequently Misquoted Elevations
- ↑ http://echidna.rutgers.edu/expeditions/Hispar/Default.htm Hispar area: expedition reports and maps
- ↑ http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/hi/ Himalayan Index
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