Historical Summits

Explore the rich mountaineering history of Gilgit-Baltistan's peaks

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Historical Milestones

1856

K2 first surveyed and named by British surveyor T.G. Montgomerie

Discovery

1902

First serious attempt on K2 by Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley

Early Exploration

1953

Hermann Buhl's solo first ascent of Nanga Parbat

Historic Achievement

1954

First successful ascent of K2 by Italian expedition

Major Breakthrough

1986

Jerzy Kukuczka completes first winter ascent of K2

Winter Climbing Era

2021

First winter ascent of K2 by Nepalese team

Modern Achievement

Peak Climbing Records

K2 (8,611m)

Extreme

First Ascent

Date: July 31, 1954

Climbers: Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli

Nationality: Italian

Expedition: Italian K2 Expedition

Statistics

425

Total Ascents

82%

Success Rate

Fatalities

June - August

Climbing Season

Nanga Parbat (8,126m)

Extreme

First Ascent

Date: July 3, 1953

Climbers: Hermann Buhl

Nationality: Austrian

Expedition: German-Austrian Expedition

Statistics

335

Total Ascents

83%

Success Rate

Fatalities

June - September

Climbing Season

Gasherbrum I (8,080m)

Very High

First Ascent

Date: July 5, 1958

Climbers: Pete Schoening, Andy Kauffman

Nationality: American

Expedition: American Karakoram Expedition

Statistics

334

Total Ascents

92%

Success Rate

Fatalities

June - August

Climbing Season

Broad Peak (8,051m)

High

First Ascent

Date: June 9, 1957

Climbers: Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Wintersteller, Kurt Diemberger, Hermann Buhl

Nationality: Austrian

Expedition: Austrian Broad Peak Expedition

Statistics

404

Total Ascents

95%

Success Rate

Fatalities

June - August

Climbing Season

Gasherbrum II (8,034m)

Moderate

First Ascent

Date: July 7, 1956

Climbers: Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, Hans Willenpart

Nationality: Austrian

Expedition: Austrian Gasherbrum Expedition

Statistics

930

Total Ascents

97%

Success Rate

Fatalities

June - September

Climbing Season