August 11, 1976 by Yoshioki Fujioji, Hideki Nagata (Japanese)
Easiest route
East Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb
Skyang Kangri
Simplified Chinese
斯坎格里峰
Transcriptions
Skyang Kangri (Urdu: سکیانگ کنگری), or Staircase Peak, is a high mountain peak of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies on the Pakistan–China border, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of K2, the world's second-highest mountain. The name "Staircase Peak" refers to the East Ridge, which resembles a giant staircase with five steps.
SkyangKangri (Urdu: سکیانگ کنگری), or Staircase Peak, is a high mountain peak of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies on the...
been ascended. The most recent peak to have its first ever ascent is Saser Kangri II East, in India, on 24 August 2011. The highest mountain outside of Asia...
35.87318; 76.57692 at east of K2, north of Broad Peak, and south of SkyangKangri. List of mountains in Pakistan Highest Mountains of the World List of...
of the east face of K2 from limestones and slates comprising nearby SkyangKangri. 40Ar/39Ar ages of 115 to 120 million years ago obtained from and geochemical...
Grand Central Couloir with Mike Weis 1979 Ama Dablam, Nepal solo 1980 SkyangKangri - attempt 1982 Kwangde Ri's north face, Nepal with David Breashears...