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LINK SAR
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Link
Sar is one of the unclimbed peaks in karakurum, there tow route
going for Link sar form Hushe K7 and Kaberi Glacier Kondus valley.
The west bay of the Kaberi Glacier below Link Sar was probably first
visited by western mountaineers in 1964, when a German expedition
used it to approach the flanks of the unclimbed K 6 to the west.
They christened the unnamed 7,040m peak Berliner but it subsequently
became known as Link Sar. An1979 a japans expedition made the first
and only attempt on link sar during the period between 1974, when
the karakurum reopened, in July 1979, Kihuo Goto's Japanese team
established Base Camp on the Kondus Glacier, then placed four camps
on the Link Sar Glacier and the avalanche prone East Face. After
reaching 6, 100 m on the face, the team felt the route was simply
too dangerous and gave up and the mid 1980, when the valley was
closed again. In June 2000 Steve Larson, George and some other guide
explored several possible first ascent route on link sar in the
kondus valley. The followed the Japanese route across the link sar
Glacier and up on the left side of the mine glacier draining the
east flank of link sar continued along the left side of this glacier
to a small basin below the southeast face, the unclimbed Link Sar
(7,040m) saw only its second attempt to date when a experienced
American team, This valley was reopened for the trekker and climbers
in 2000.
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