Gasherbrum II

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{{Infobox Mountain | Name = Gasherbrum II | Photo =Gasherbrum2.jpg | Caption =Gasherbrum II from basecamp | Elevation = 8,035 metres (26,360 feet)
Ranked 13th (3rd in Pakistan) | Location = Gilgit-Baltistan (China-Pakistan) | Range = Karakoram | Prominence = 1,523 m | Coordinates = Template:Coor dm | First ascent = July 8 1956 by an Austrian team | Easiest route = snow/ice climb }} Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the 13th highest mountain on Earth and the 5th highest in Pakistan. Gasherbrum II is the third highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya.

The standard route is via the SW ridge as it is relatively free of objective hazards such as ice falls and avalanches. A typical expedition lasts 7 to 8 weeks with climbing permits costing about $7,500 USD for five climbers.

Gasherbrum II was first climbed on July 8, 1956 by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart of an Austrian expedition.

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Time Line

1956 First ascent
1975 Second ascent by a French group, 19 years after the first ascent. This expedition also saw the first death on the Gasherbrum. Three other expeditions summit including a Polish women's team headed by Wanda Rutkiewicz.
1979 A Chilean and a German expedition succeed in the sixth and seventh ascents.
1982 Reinhold Messner reaches the top with two Pakistanis.
1984 Messner and Hans Kammerlander traverse Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II without returning to base camp in between.

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