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{{short description|Mountain in Afghanistan and Pakistan}}
{{short description|Mountain in Afghanistan and Pakistan}}
{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Noshakh
| name = Noshaq<br/>{{lang|prs|نوشاخ}}
| native_name = {{nq|نوشاخ}}
| native_name =
| other_name = '''''Noshak''''', '''''Nowshakh'''''
| native_name_lang = fa
| other_name = '''''Nowshak''''', '''''Noshakh'''''<br/>{{Nobold|{{lang|ps|{{nq|نوشک}}}}}}
| photo = Noszak.jpg
| photo = Noszak.jpg
| photo_caption =
| photo_caption =
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| label_position = left
| label_position = left
| listing = [[List of countries by highest point|Country high point]]<br />[[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| listing = [[List of countries by highest point|Country high point]]<br />[[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| location = [[Wakhan Corridor]]
| location = {{flagdeco|AFG}} - {{flagdeco|PAK}} <br>[[Afghanistan-Pakistan border]]
| country = [[Afghanistan]]/[[Pakistan]]
| country = [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| state = [[Badakhshan Province|Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan]]
| state = [[Badakhshan Province]], Afghanistan <br> [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province]], Pakistan
| state_type = Province
| state_type = Province
| range = [[Hindu Kush]]
| range = [[Hindu Kush]]
| coordinates = {{coord|36|25|54|N|71|49|42|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|36|25|54|N|71|49|42|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| coordinates_ref =
| first_ascent = 1960 by [[Toshiaki Sakai]] and [[Goro Iwatsubo]] (Japan)
| first_ascent = 1960 by Toshiaki Sakai and [[Goro Iwatsubo]] (Japan)
| easiest_route =
| easiest_route = glacier/snow climb
}}
}}


'''Noshakh''' (also called '''Nowshak''' or '''Nōshākh'''; ([[Dari]]: {{lang|fa|نوشاخ}}, {{lang-ps|نوشک}}) is the second highest peak in the [[Hindu Kush]] Range (after [[Tirich Mir]]) at {{convert|7492|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It lies in the [[Wakhan corridor]], in Afghanistan's [[Badakhshan Province]]. It is the highest point in Afghanistan and is the world's westernmost 7,000 meter massif.
'''Noshaq''', also called '''Noshakh''' or '''Nowshakh''' ({{langx|prs|نوشاخ}}, ''Nowshākh'', lit. "new horn"), is the second highest peak in the [[Hindu Kush]] Range after [[Tirich Mir]] at {{convert|7492|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It lies on the border between [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]. The north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. Noshaq is Afghanistan's highest mountain and is located in the northeastern corner of the country along the border with [[Pakistan]]. It is the westernmost {{convert|7000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} peak in the world. Easiest access to Noshaq is from Wakhan Afghanistan.


== Climbing history ==
== Climbing history ==
Noshaq main was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1960 led by Professor Sakato{{who|date=January 2020|reason=I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the Professor- who do you mean?}}. Other members of the expedition were Goro Iwatsubo and Toshiaki Sakai. The climb followed the normal Pakistan approach, the southeast ridge from the [[Qadzi Deh Glacier]]. The normal Afghanistan approach route is by the west ridge.
Noshaq main was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1960 led by Prof. Yajiro Sakato.<ref>[https://peakvisor.com/peak/noshaq.html?yaw=0.00&pitch=0.00&hfov=32.20 Japanese team]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The HJ/22/19 ASCENT OF NOSHAQ |url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The HJ/22/19 ASCENT OF NOSHAQ |language=en}}</ref> Other members of the expedition were Goro Iwatsubo and Toshiaki Sakai. The climb followed the normal Afghanistan approach, the West ridge from the [[Qadzi Deh Glacier]]. The normal Afghanistan approach route is by the west ridge.


Noshaq East, Noshaq Central and Noshaq West were first climbed in 1963 by Austrians Dr. Gerald Gruber and Rudolf Pischenger.
Noshaq East, Noshaq Central and Noshaq West were first climbed in 1963 by Austrians Dr. Gerald Gruber and Rudolf Pischenger.


The Tiroler Hindukusch-Ski-Expedition of Akademischer Alpenklub [[Innsbruck]] (Austria) made the first ski descent from the summit of Noshaq in 1970.<ref>America Alpine Journal: [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197145700 ''Noshaq Ski Expedition'']</ref> The famous meteorologist [[Karl Gabl]] was a member of the team.<ref> Ulrich Schwabe: [https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1972_files/AJ%201972%20110-115%20Schwabe%20Noshaq.pdf ''Noshaq on skis'']</ref>
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The first winter ascent was 13 February 1973 by [[Tadeusz Piotrowski (mountaineer)|Tadeusz Piotrowski]] and [[Andrzej Zawada]], members of a Polish expedition, via the north face. It was the world's first winter climb of any 7000 m peak. Until now it is the only winter ascent to this summit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197421702/Asia-Pakistani-Afghan-Frontier-Area-Noshaq-First-Winter-Ascent|title=Asia, Pakistani-Afghan Frontier Area, Noshaq, First Winter Ascent|date=1974|publisher=American Alpine Club}}</ref>


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The first winter ascent was 13 February 1973 by [[Tadeusz Piotrowski (mountaineer)|Tadeusz Piotrowski]] and [[Andrzej Zawada]], members of a Polish expedition, via the north face. It was the world's first winter climb of any 7000 m peak. Until now it is the only winter ascent of this mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197421702/Asia-Pakistani-Afghan-Frontier-Area-Noshaq-First-Winter-Ascent|title=Asia, Pakistani-Afghan Frontier Area, Noshaq, First Winter Ascent|date=1974|publisher=American Alpine Club}}</ref>
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Between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the mountain was very difficult to access because of political turmoil in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/adventure/2011/08/grant-winners-summit-highest-afghanistan-peak/ |publisher=Australian Geographic |title=Grant winners summit highest Afghanistan peak |date=11 August 2011}}</ref> In 2011, [[National Geographic]] noted that the trail to the summit was again accessible to climbers, with hopes of opening the area up for tourism.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=National Geographic|title=Afghanistan's Highest Mountain Reopened to Climbers|date=10 August 2011}}</ref>19.<ref name="noshaq.com2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.noshaq.com/ |title=Afghan Noshaq expedition |access-date=2020-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615020200/http://www.noshaq.com/ |archive-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the mountain was very difficult to access because of political turmoil in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/adventure/2011/08/grant-winners-summit-highest-afghanistan-peak/ |publisher=Australian Geographic |title=Grant winners summit highest Afghanistan peak |date=11 August 2011}}</ref> In 2011, [[National Geographic]] noted that the trail to the summit was again accessible to climbers, with hopes of opening the area up for tourism.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=National Geographic|title=Afghanistan's Highest Mountain Reopened to Climbers|date=10 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="noshaq.com2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.noshaq.com/ |title=Afghan Noshaq expedition |access-date=2020-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615020200/http://www.noshaq.com/ |archive-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fatima Sultani<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sultani|first=Fatima|title=Fatima_Sultani.af|url=https://www.instagram.com/fatima_sultani.af|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-12|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> and Zabih Afzali<ref>{{Cite web|last=Afzali|first=Zabih|title=kakazabih|url=https://www.instagram.com/kakazabih|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-12|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> are famous Afghan climbers that climbed this mountain in August 2020.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Durand Line]]
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* [[Extreme points of Afghanistan]]
* [[List of elevation extremes by country]]
* [[List of elevation extremes by country]]
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* [[Extreme points of Afghanistan]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Landforms of Badakhshan Province]]
[[Category:Landforms of Badakhshan Province]]
[[Category:Mountains of Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Mountains of Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Mountains of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Hindu Kush]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Hindu Kush]]
[[Category:Seven-thousanders of the Hindu Kush]]
[[Category:Seven-thousanders of the Hindu Kush]]

Latest revision as of 02:17, 8 November 2024

Noshaq
نوشاخ
Noshak, Nowshakh
Highest point
Elevation7,492 m (24,580 ft)
Ranked 52nd
Prominence2,024 m (6,640 ft)
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates36°25′54″N 71°49′42″E / 36.43167°N 71.82833°E / 36.43167; 71.82833
Geography
Noshaq نوشاخ is located in Afghanistan
Noshaq نوشاخ
Noshaq
نوشاخ
Location in Afghanistan
Noshaq نوشاخ is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Noshaq نوشاخ
Noshaq
نوشاخ
Location in Pakistan
Noshaq نوشاخ is located in Pakistan
Noshaq نوشاخ
Noshaq
نوشاخ
Noshaq
نوشاخ (Pakistan)
Location -
Afghanistan-Pakistan border
CountriesAfghanistan, Pakistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Parent rangeHindu Kush
Climbing
First ascent1960 by Toshiaki Sakai and Goro Iwatsubo (Japan)
Easiest routeglacier/snow climb

Noshaq, also called Noshakh or Nowshakh (Dari: نوشاخ, Nowshākh, lit. "new horn"), is the second highest peak in the Hindu Kush Range after Tirich Mir at 7,492 m (24,580 ft). It lies on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. Noshaq is Afghanistan's highest mountain and is located in the northeastern corner of the country along the border with Pakistan. It is the westernmost 7,000 m (22,966 ft) peak in the world. Easiest access to Noshaq is from Wakhan Afghanistan.

Climbing history

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Noshaq main was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1960 led by Prof. Yajiro Sakato.[1][2] Other members of the expedition were Goro Iwatsubo and Toshiaki Sakai. The climb followed the normal Afghanistan approach, the West ridge from the Qadzi Deh Glacier. The normal Afghanistan approach route is by the west ridge.

Noshaq East, Noshaq Central and Noshaq West were first climbed in 1963 by Austrians Dr. Gerald Gruber and Rudolf Pischenger.

The Tiroler Hindukusch-Ski-Expedition of Akademischer Alpenklub Innsbruck (Austria) made the first ski descent from the summit of Noshaq in 1970.[3] The famous meteorologist Karl Gabl was a member of the team.[4]

The first winter ascent was 13 February 1973 by Tadeusz Piotrowski and Andrzej Zawada, members of a Polish expedition, via the north face. It was the world's first winter climb of any 7000 m peak. Until now it is the only winter ascent of this mountain.[5]

Between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the mountain was very difficult to access because of political turmoil in the region.[6] In 2011, National Geographic noted that the trail to the summit was again accessible to climbers, with hopes of opening the area up for tourism.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Japanese team
  2. ^ "The HJ/22/19 ASCENT OF NOSHAQ". The HJ/22/19 ASCENT OF NOSHAQ. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ^ America Alpine Journal: Noshaq Ski Expedition
  4. ^ Ulrich Schwabe: Noshaq on skis
  5. ^ "Asia, Pakistani-Afghan Frontier Area, Noshaq, First Winter Ascent". American Alpine Club. 1974.
  6. ^ "Grant winners summit highest Afghanistan peak". Australian Geographic. 11 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan's Highest Mountain Reopened to Climbers". National Geographic. 10 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Afghan Noshaq expedition". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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