Muchu Chhish
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Muchu Chhish (7,453 metres (24,452 ft)) is a mountain in the Batura Muztagh sub-range of the Karakoram in Hunza Valley, in northern areas of Pakistan.cite-ref-pb-1-3[1] Located in a very remote and inaccessible region, only a handful of attempts have been made to reach the summit. Muchu Chhish was one of the tallest unclimbed mountains on Earth,cite-ref-muchu-2-0[2] until its successful summit in 2024.cite-ref-0-3-0[3] The peak has a modest prominence however, rising only 263 m (863 ft) above the nearest col or pass.cite-ref-pb-1-4[1] The Batura Glacier, one of the longest outside the polar regions, flanks Muchu Chhish to the north.
Muchu Chhish lacks any well-defined northern or southern ridges of its own and is nearly impassable from the north due to glacial icefall; most expeditions thus attempt it via the South Ridge of 7,462 m (24,482 ft) Batura VI to the immediate west. This ridge was climbed by a Polish expedition in 1983 using fixed ropes while making the first ascent of 7,531 m (24,708 ft) Batura V and VI.cite-ref-4[4] One attempt was by a Spanish expedition in 1999, which reached 6,650 m (21,820 ft) on the south ridge.cite-ref-5[5] In 2020, a three-member Czech expedition, including climber Pavel KoΕΓnek and former politician Pavel BΓ©m, made an attempt, but they did not reach the top due to bad weather.cite-ref-6[6] The same climbers tried again in 2021, but that attempt failed due to excessive amounts of snow on the ridge.cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8]
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First ascent
A Czech team consisting of Zdenek Hak, Radoslav Groh, and Jaroslav Bansky reached the summit of Muchu Chhish on July 5, 2024 after a six day climb.cite-ref-0-3-1[3] At the time of the summit, it was the highest unclimbed peak in the Karakoram.
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References
cite-note-pb-11. "Muchu Chhish, Pakistan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
cite-note-muchu-22. β "This place in Pakistan is one of the hardest places to reach on Earth". The Express Tribune. March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
cite-note-0-33. β citerefbenavides2024Benavides, Angela (2024-07-09). "Muchu Chhish Finally Summited! Β» Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
cite-note-44. β "AAC Publications - Asia, Pakistan, Batura IV". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
cite-note-66. β "BΓ©m si vytΓ‘hl sirku a spal nad propastΓ. V zemi nikoho doΕ‘lo i na Cliffhangera". AktuΓ‘lnΔ.cz (in Czech). 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
cite-note-77. β citerefangela-benavides2021Angela Benavides (2 July 2021). "Muchu Chhish β Czechs Back for the Highest Unclimbed Peak". explorerweb.com.
cite-note-88. β "Czech Team β Muchu Chhish Diary". everestmountain.co.uk. 23 July 2021.