Mount Qogir

Mount Qogir Photo: Yang Yichou, Du Zequan
Time: August, 1990
Site: On plateau surface in front of Mount Qogir Height: 5500 m
Brief Introduction: Mount Qogir is the highest peak of the Karakorum Mountains, and lies on the boundary between China and Pakistan. It is the second highest peak in the world (8611 meters). The Mount holds a pyramidal shape, and is extremely rugged, with ice cliffs standing erectly, marks of snowslips all over the surfaces of steep slopes. At the top of the Mount is an ice slope rising slightly from north to south, owning a relative big area. Many slopes on its north face are standing near verticaly, with an average grade of over 45°. From base camp on north side to the very crest, difference of vertical elevation reaches surprisingly to 4700 meters, the biggest figure in the world among all peaks over 8000 meters high. Qogir Glacier lies on the north side of the Mount, with extremely various landforms. The surface of the glacier is very fragmented, with ice cracks interveined each other visibly or invisibly. West of the glacier is a valley with frequent rolling rocks, icefalls and snowslips. For a long time the Mount is famous for its difficulty in ascending to. So far it has not conquered by Chinese mountaineers yet.